The cost price of a table and a chair together is Rs 400. The table is sold at a profit of 25% and the chair is sold at a profit of 25%. Find the total selling price (in Rs) of both items together.

Explanation

​ Information Given: Cost Price (CP) of table + chair = Rs 400 Profit on table = 25% Profit on chair = 25% Concept/Formula Used: Selling Price (SP) = CP × (1 + Profit%) Since both items have same profit %, we can apply directly on total CP Explanation: Total Cost Price = Rs 400 Both items are sold at 25% profit, so overall profit = 25% 25 Total Selling Price = 400 ×(1 + )​ 100 ​ = 400 × 1.25 = Rs 500