Question

A hawker gains the selling price of 4 ball-point pens on selling 1 dozen pens. What is his gain percentage
ent?
4. If the selling price of 20 articles is equal to the cost price of 15 articles, then WI
6. A man bought pencils at the rate of 6 for 4 and sold them at the rate of 4 for ? 6. What is his gain p
cent in the​

Answer 1

Answer:

4. The loss % = 25%

Step-by-step explanation:

4.  20 SP = 15 CP

          SP/CP = 15/20

   It is a loss

  Loss % = (CP - SP)/ CP   *  100

  Loss % = (CP/CP - SP/CP)  * 100

               = (1 - 15/20) * 100

               = (5/20) * 100

               = 25%