1. **State the problem:** Mario bought four headphone sets and sold them for €320. The exchange rate is £1 = €1.1701. We need to find the profit Mario made and express it as a percentage of the total amount he spent.
2. **Calculate how much Mario paid in euros for the four headphone sets:**
Given £59 per headphone set, for four sets:
$$59 \times 4 = 236 \text{ pounds}$$
Convert to euros using the exchange rate:
$$236 \times 1.1701 = 276.14 \text{ euros}$$
3. **Calculate the profit Mario made:**
Profit = Selling price - Cost price
$$320 - 276.14 = 43.86 \text{ euros}$$
4. **Express the profit as a percentage of the total amount spent:**
Use the formula:
$$\text{Profit percentage} = \frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{Cost price}} \times 100$$
Substitute values:
$$\frac{43.86}{276.14} \times 100 = 15.9\%$$
**Final answers:**
- Mario paid €276.14 for the four headphone sets.
- He made a profit of €43.86.
- The profit percentage is 15.9%.
Profit Calculation 03228E
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