the cost price of 8 books is equal to the selling price of 6 books. find the gain percentage?
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Cp of a book be 100. Total Cp 800. So of 6 books 800. 6*x=800. 1 book sp 133.34 so profit 33.34%
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Answer:
33 1/3
Step-by-step explanation:
let cp of 1 book= 100
sp if 6 book=600
sp of 1 book=600/6=100
as cp of 8 book=sp of 6 book=600
cp of 1 book=600/8 = 75
gain= sp-cp=100-75=25
gain%=gain/cp*100=25/75*100
by cancelling 25 and 75 we get 1/3*100
=100/3=33 1/3
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