Question

Shopkeeper purchased some goods for ₹ 900 and sold one- third of the goods at a loss of what 12%, then at what gain % should the remainder goods he sold to gain 18% profit on the whole transaction?
A. 0.31
B. 0.26
C. 0.33
D. 0.18

Answer 1

Correct Answer - C
`1//3^(rd)` at 12 loss `= (900)/(3) = 300 xx (88)/(100) = 264`
`900 xx 18//100 = 162 rArr 600 + 162 + 36 = 798`
`(198)/(600) xx 100= 33%`