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20 December, 04:04

A salesman bought 2 dozen television sets at $300 each. He sold two-thirds of them at

a 25% profit but was forced to take a 30 % loss on the rest. What was his total profit (or

loss) on the television sets?

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  1. 20 December, 04:10
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    Well, the first 16 were about 16*75=$1200 extra. The last 8 were $720 lost. Thus, the total profit is $480. He bought them with $7200, which means the profit is around 6.67%.
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