Question

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A bookseller buys 500 pencils at 4 each. He sells 300 of them at 5 each and the rest at 6 each
Find his gain per cent.
Suraj buys an old cycle for 1400 and spends 100 on its repairs. If he sells the same for
1800, find his profit per cent.
6. () If the C.P. of 6 articles is equal to the S.P. of 4 articles, find the gain per cent.
(ii) If the C.P. of 15 chairs be equal to the S.P. of 20 chairs, find the loss per cent.
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Answer 1

Answer:

1. 35%
2. 20%
3. 50%
4. 25% loss

Step-by-step explanation:

1. 700×100/2000= 35%
2. 300×100/1500=20%
3. 6c.p=4s.p ,c.p/s.p= 4/6, s.p - c.p/c.p= (6-4)×100/4= 50%
4. 5×100/20= 25%