Question

cost of 20 articles is same the selling prize of x article with the profit of 25% what is the value of x

Answer 1

cp×20=sp×x
Cp=x,sp=20
profit%=profit/cp ×100
25=20-x/x ×100
25/100= 20-x/x
1/4 =20-x/x
x=80-4x
x+4x=80
5x=80
x=80/5
x=16 is answer