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Alfred buys an old scooter for ₹4,700 and spends ₹800 on its repairs. If he sells the scooter for ₹5,800, his gain percentage is:

A4.5%

B5 4/11%

C6 5/11%

D5 5/11%

Answer:

D. 5 5/11%

Read Explanation:

Let’s compute step by step.

Total Cost Price (CP)

CP=4700+800=5500CP = 4700 + 800 = 5500

Selling Price (SP)

SP = 5800

Profit

Profit = 5800 - 5500 = 300

Gain percentage

Gain %=3005500×100\text{Gain \%} = \frac{300}{5500} \times 100

=3000055005511%= \frac{30000}{5500} \approx 5\frac{5}{11}\%


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