Question

By selling 60 articles a vender makes a profit equal to the selling price of 15 articles. Find his gain percentage.​

Answer 1

ANSWER:-

Let the S.P. of 60 articles be y.

∴ S.P. of 15 articles =

y

4

C.P. of 60 articles = y -

y

=

3y

4 4

Gain = y -

3y

=

y

4 4

∴ Gain % =

( y / 4)

× 100

( 3y / 4 )

Gain % =

y

×

4

× 100

4 3y

Gain% =

100

= 33

1

%

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