The ratio of the cost prices of articles A and B is 4:
5 respectively and that of their selling prices is 7:6
respectively. If the profit on selling article A is 40%, then
what is the profit / loss percentage on selling article B?
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4x and 5x
A selling price is 4x*1.4=5.6x
B selling price is 5.6x*6/7=4.8x
Loss in B is
5x - 4.8x
10x - 9.6x
100x - 96x
✈︎✈︎Loss is 4%
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