Question

A shoe sells for $40 and costs the store $25. Find the percent of profit on the cost

Answer 1

Hint: Profit = Selling price - Cost price

Answer 2

SO the cost 25 & sold 40 --- So profit 40-25 =15
So to find percent
its (15/25)/*100 = -----

Answer 3

which is 60%

Answer 4

i got 37.5

Answer 5

it can't be , that is if the question was percentage of what you sold

Answer 6

or is it 62.5

Answer 7

25/40 gives me 62.5 minus 100 is 37.5 is how i got it

Answer 8

the question is percentage of what it cost
so we divide the profit with the cost & multiply by 100 ---- sure answer