Question

1 Find the gain percent if cost price of 9 articles is equal to the selling price of 5 articles.

2.Vikas sold a bat for 2,400ruppes at a loss of 20percent.At what price Vikas should have sold the bat to make a profit of 20percent.

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Answer 1

1. given:

selling price is 9 articles is equals to the cost of 15 article

find the LCM of 9 and 15

the LCM of 9 and 15 is 45

there for,

the cost price of 15 articles is equals to rupees 45

cost price of an article is equals to rupees 45 divided by 15 is equal to 3

selling price of 9 articles is equal to 45

selling price of an article is equal to 45 divided by 9 that is equals to rupees 5

now we have

cost price of 1 article is equals to rupees

selling pricers 1 is equals to rupees 5

selling price is greater than the cost price therefore what is gain

Gain is equal to SP minus CP

rupees 5 - 3

rupees 2

hence the gain percent is translation is 66.6 6% or 66 2/ 3%