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A flower seller purchases roses at rs 96 a dozen and sells them at 10 rupees per flower.

Answer – 25%

Let’s find out how much one flower costs, shall we?

The price of a dozen flowers is 96 Indian rupees.

The price of one flower is equal to 96/12.

The price of one flower is eight rupees.

Let us determine how much money we made.

The price of each flower at retail is ten rupees.

Profit on the sale of each flower equals 10 Rs minus 8 Rs

The profit from the sale of each flower is equal to two rupees.

First, let’s figure out what the profit percentage is.

Calculating Profit Percentage: 2/8 multiplied by 100

The percentage of profit equals 25%