By selling 40 metres of cloth, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 8 metres. What is his profit percent?

A. 20%

B. \(33\frac{1}{3}\)%

C. \(16\frac{2}{3}\)%

D. 25%

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Answer: D. 25%

Answer: (D) 25%

SP(40) − CP(40) = SP(8), so CP(40) = SP(32).

Shortcut: profit% = \(\frac{8}{40 - 8} \times 100 = 25\%\).

Trap: 8/40 = 20% puts the profit over the SP instead of the CP.

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