Question
Mathematics Question on Percentage
A vegetable vendor buys 100kg tomatoes at the rate of Rs18 and spent Rs120 as cartage. He sells 80Kg tomatoes at Rs25/kg and 16kg tomatoes at Rs20/kg. Remaining tomatoes got rotten and could not be sold. Find his profit percentage (correct to one decimal place)
A
15.7%
B
17.5%
C
20.8%
D
21.6%
Answer
20.8%
Explanation
Solution
The correct answer is (C) : 20.8%.