Question

By selling 20 pencils for a rupee q shopkeeper gained 25%.find the cp of the pencils​

Answer 1

Answer:

80 paise

Step-by-step explanation:

s.p of 20 pencils = Rs 1 = 100p

let c.p of 20 pencils be 'x'

x + 25% of x = 100p

1.25x = 100p

x = 80p

c.p of the pencils = Rs 80 paise