Question

If 40 Cookies are purchased for 4/-, how many should be sold for a Rupee to gain 25%?
a)7 b. 4 c. 6 d. None of These​

Answer 1

Answer:

nothing

Step-by-step explanation:

price of one cookie = 4

price of 40 cookies = 160

To gain 25 % profit which is 0.25

nothing has to be sold, so the answer is nothing

Answer 2

Answer:

8 cookies should be sold for a rupee.

Step-by-step explanation:

40 cookies are purchased for 4 rupees. A profit of 25% is to be gained.

Selling price of 40 cookies = 125% of Rs. 4

Selling price of 40 cookies = (125×4)/100

Selling price of 40 cookies = Rs. 5

Cookies sold for Rs. 5 = 40

Cookies sold for Re. 1 = x

x = 40/5

x = 8

Therefore, 8 cookies were sold for a rupee to gain 25% profit.

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