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Siddharth sells antique showpieces in his showroom.He bought an antique armchair for $₹3600$ and sold it for $₹4800$. Find his profit percenatge(%)

[Give your answer in mixed fraction form without the units]

A basket of mangoes was bought for $₹1200$. Few mangoes were rotten, so the remaining mangoes were packed in another basket and sold for $₹900$. Find the loss percentage (%).

Asit, a car dealer, bought a second-hand car for $₹220000$ and spent $₹15000$ for repairing and painting the car. He sold the car for $₹249100$. Find his profit percentage.

By selling a bookshelf for $₹1,260$, a shopkeeper gains $5\%$. Find the CP of the shelf.