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A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1%, what is the profit percent

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A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1%, what is the profit percent
1). 9%
2). 10%
3). $10\frac{1}{9}$ %
4). 11 %

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Answer for this question is option 2

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Let MP of $1$ Pen = Rs. $1 $

CP of $40$ pen = Rs. $36$

SP of $40$ pen = $( \Large 40 \times \frac{99}{100} =  Rs. 39.6 )$

Profit $% =$ $( \Large \frac{39.6 - 36}{36} \times 100 = 10% )$

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