Question

A bookseller sell stationary for Rs
1200 and thereby gain Rs 200. His
gain percent is
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Answer 1

Cost Price of 200 textbooks = 12000 Rs

∴ Cost price of 1 textbook = 200/1200 =60 Rs

Profit = Cost of 24 books =24×60=1440 Rs

∴Profit percentage= profit×100 / cp = 1440×100/12000

=12%

Answer 2

Answer:

20% is the gain%.

Step-by-step explanation:

CP = 1000

$\frac{200}{1000} \times 100 \\ = 20\%$