Question

the cost price of 16 notebooks is equal to the selling price of 12 notebooks .find the gain percent

Answer 1

let SP of each notebook be x
Sp of 12 notebooks is 12x
SP of 16 notebooks be 16x

Now CP of 16 notebooks = SP of 12 notebooks is12x
Loss 16x-12x= 4x
l%= 4x ×100 ÷ 16 = 25%






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Answer 2

Answer: Let cp of 1 notebook be rs 100.

so therefore sp= 100*16/12

=133.33rs.

so, gain percent= 133.33-100/100*100

= 33.333333%