Question

a loss of 20% is incurred when 6 articles are sold for a Rupee to gain 20% How many articles should be sold for a rupee​

Answer 1

Answer:

As

6 article = 1 rupees

1 article = 1/6 rupees

First above situation happen due to 20% loss

C.P = 100/(100-L%) x S.P

C.P = 100/80 x (1/6) = 5/24

For gain 20%

S.P = (100+P%)/100 x C.P

S.P = 120/100 x (5/24) = 1/4

Now 1 article sold in 1/4 rupees

Therefore 4 article is answer

Answer 2

Answer: 4

Step-by-step explanation:

Articles should be SLD rs 1 to gain 20% is = 4