Question

By selling toffees at 20 for a rupee a man losses 4% . in order to gain 20% . how many for a rupee must he sell

Answer 1

Cost for 20 toffees is
$1 \div (100 - 4)\%$
=1.042₹
Selling price to get 20% profit
1.042x120%=1.2288
Therefore toffees for rupee is 20÷1.23x1
16.28
Taking 1.23 as 1.25
20÷1.25=16 toffees for rupee

Answer 2

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