Question

27. The cost of 10 pens is equal to selling price of 12 pens.
What is the profit or loss % incurred?
(a) 25% Loss (b) 20% Loss (c) 16.67% Loss
(d) 15% Loss (e) None of these
28. The cost price of 20 articles is same as selling price of
16 articles. Find the %
loss​

Answer 1

Answer:

answer is 16.67 loss

exp

cp of 10 pens =sp of 12 pens so

cp of 1 pen= x/10

sp of 1 pen=x/12

loss = cp-sp

=x/10-x/12

=x/60

loss percent= (x/60×100)/(x/10)

=(x×100×10)/(60×x)

=16.67% (loss)

therefore loss incurred is 16.67%