Step-3

Title: Percentage

Grade: 8-a Lesson: S1-L4

Explanation: Let us verify the answer here with the steps.

Description:

Step Type Explanation Answer

1

Problem

If Ram buys five apples at a cost of $20 each and he sells all apples to Joe at a profit of 20%. Find the selling price of each apple?

2

Clue

calculation implies percentage

Divided by 100

3

Hint

Operator used : Percentage

%

4

Formula:

\$"SP" =\$

\${(100 + P%)/100} \times "CP"(if SP > CP)\$

5

Step

Cost price(CP) of each apples =

$20

6

Step

He sells all apples to Joe at a profit of 20% =

120% of 100

7

Step

\$(120/\cancel100^1) \times \cancel100^1\$ = \$120\$

8

Step

Selling price of each apple =

\$\cancel(120)^24/\cancel5^1\$ = \$24\$

9

Step

Therefore, selling price of each apple is

\$24\$


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