Question

the cost of each article is 2/3 of the no. of articles purchased.what is the price of each article if Suresh purchased some articles for ₹2400?​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Since Mark price is 25% above Cost prices so MP of the article will be =1.25*2400

=Rs 3000

Now since the article is sold at 15% discount so the Selling price will be 3000*.85=Rs 2550

Now profit =, Sp-Cp

2550-2400

=150

Profit%=(150/2400)*100

6.25%

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Answer 2

Answer:

let the no of articles purchased be x cost of each article is 2/3x, money spent on some articles is 2400 rupees. therefore 2/3x*x=2400,2x²/3=2400,x²=2400×3/2,x²=3600 ,therefore x=60,cost of each article =2/3×60=40 rupees

Step-by-step explanation:

cost of each article is 40 rupees