Question

The cost price of an article is 5/6 times selling price .Find the profit or loss percent ​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the cost price be x

SP of 5 articles =CP of 6 articles

SP of 1 articles =

5

6x

Clearly, since SP>CP, therefore there is profit

Profit %=

CP

SP−CP

×100

=

x

5

6

x−x

×100=

5

1

×100

=20%.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer in the figure

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