John purchased a paints and a buckets for Rs. 14000 &Rs. 9500 respectively. He sold the paints at a loss of 7% and the buckets at a profit of 12%. Overall how much he make a profit.
Choices
A) 258
B) 456
C) 187
D) 635
E) 160
Let the SP of the paints and the buckets be Rs. r and Rs. m respectively.   r = 14000(1 - 7/100) = 14000 - 980   m = 9500(1 + 12/100) = 9500 + 1140   Total SP - Total CP = r + m - (14000 + 9500) = -980 + 1140= Rs. 160   As this is positive, an overall profit of Rs. 160 was made.   160
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John purchased a paints and a buckets for Rs. 14000 &Rs. 9500 respectively. He sold the paints at a loss of 7% and the buckets at a profit of 12%. Overall how much he make a profit.