Question

A man buys 5 pens for a rupee and sells them at Rs 4 for a rupee , his gain or loss % is

Answer 1

Answer:

CP of 1pencil = 4/5 =0.8 rs

SP of 1 pencil = 5/4 = 1.25rs

Gain % = (SP-CP/CP )x100

=(0.45/0.8)x100

=56.25 %

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Answer 2

Answer:

cost of 5 pens = RS : 1

cost of 1 pen = Re 1/5

selling price of4 pens RS : 1

profit = SP – CP

profit = 1/4 - 1/5 = 1/20

profit % = (profit / CP) × 100

profit % = ( 1/20 ) / ( 1/5 ) × 100 =25 %

required profit percentage is 25%