Question

the selling price of 3 articles is equal to the cost price of 5 articles find the gain% or loss%​

Answer 1

Answer:let the price of 1 article be x

cp =6x =sp=5x

sp is greater than cp so it is loss

loss =cp-sp

6x-5x=x

loss%=loss÷cp×100

x÷6x×100=16.6%loss

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

66.67%

Step-by-step explanation:

let cp of 1 article be rupee 1

cp of 5 article = rupees 5

cp of 3 article = rupees 3

now so of 3 article = co of 5 article ie rupees 5

profit = sp - co = 5 - 3 = 2

profit % = 2/ 3 * 100 = 200/3 = 66.67 %