Question

By selling 20 pencils, Aakshi gain an amount equal to CP of 5 pens. Find his profit percentage.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let the S.P of one article be S and Cost price of one article be C

Total Sale price = 20S

Total Cost Price = 20C

So,Profit = 20S−20C=5C

Thus  

C

S

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=  

3

4

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So Profit %=33.33%

Answer 2

let the selling price of 1 pen be Rs 1

so selling price of 100 pens is Rs 100

he gained selling price of 20 pens

means he gained Rs 20

cost price = selling price-profit

=100-20

=80

Cost price=Rs 80

profit percent=profit/cost price×100

=20/80×100

=25

So he gained 25%

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