Question

the selling price of 12 pens is equal to the cost price of 14 pens Find the gain percent​

Answer 1

Let the CP of each pen be Rs.x. Then,

CP of 12 pens=Rs.12

SP of 12 pens=CP of 14 pnes=Rs.14 now,gain=SP-CP=Rs.(14-12)=Rs.2 gain%=gain/cp*100

=(2/12*100)%= 50/3%

Hence,the gain= 16.666 is the ans