Question

the selling price of an article is 6/5 of its cost price . find the gain percent

Answer 1

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Let the cost price be x

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Find the selling price:

selling price is 6/5 of its cost price:

Selling Price = 6/5 x

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Find the gain:

Gain = Selling Price - Cost Price

Gain = 6/5 x - x = 1/5 x

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Find the gain percentage:

Gain percentage = gain/cost price x 100

Gain percentage = ( 1/5 x ) / (x ) x 100 = 20%

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Answer; The gain percentage is 20%

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