Question

An article is bought for ₹ 20 and sold for ₹ 25. Find profit percent

Answer 1

25%

Step-by-step explanation:

An article is bought at rupees 20 (CP)

And he sold it at 25 rupees (SP)

SP>CP

Profit

SP-CP

25-20 = 5 rupees

profit percent = Profit × 100/CP

= 5×100/20

= 25%

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

N.p= s.p - c.p

= 25- 20

= 5

profit percent = 100 × profit/c.p

= 100× 5/20

= 25%