Question

Selling price of 3 pens is equal to cost price of 4 pens. Find profit % or loss%

Answer 1

Answer:

it is a loss because the cost of creating 3 pens is equal to the cost of selling 4 pen

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Answer 2

$33 \frac{1}{3}\% \: \: profit$

Step-by-step explanation:

$\boxed{profit \: \% = \frac{no. \: of \: items \: purchased - no. \: of \: items \: sold}{no. \: of \: items \: sold} \times 100 } \\ = \frac{4 - 3}{3} \times 100 \\ = \frac{1}{3} \times 100 \\ = 33 \frac{1}{3} \%$