Math, asked by swastika2020, 7 months ago

If the selling price of 16 water bottles is equal to the cost price of 17 water bottles, find the gain per cent earned by the dealer.

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Answered by rekhaadi76

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ANSWER

Let the selling price of each bottle be y.

Let the cost price of each bottle be x.

According to the question,

16y=17x

⟹

x

y

=

16

17

Gain %=(

x

y

−1)×100

⟹Gain %=(

16

17

−1)×100=6.25%

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