Find the profit per cent or loss per cent made in each of the following cases, when :
by selling 20 identical articles, a shopkeeper gains equal to C.P. of 5 articles.

Question

Find the profit per cent or loss per cent made in each of the following cases- when the S-P- of 20 identical articles is equal to the C-P- of 15 articles-Profit -12-Profit -30-Loss -30-Loss -25-

Toppr Admin · Accepted Answer

Let Cost price of 1 article -Rsx-xA0-gt- And Cost price of 20 articles -Rs20x-Given- Selling price of 20 articles -Cost price of 15 articles -Rs15x-Since- S-P-lt-C-P- there is a loss-xA0-Now- Loss - -C-P-x2212-S-P-C-P-xD7-100-20x-x2212-15x20x-xD7-100-520-xD7-100-25 -xA0-

Find the profit per cent or loss per cent made in each of the following cases, when the S.P. of 20 identical articles is equal to the C.P. of 15 articles.Profit =12%Profit =30%Loss =30%Loss =25%

Let Cost price of 1 article =Rsx => And Cost price of 20 articles =Rs20x Given, Selling price of 20 articles = Cost price of 15 articles =Rs15x Since, S.P.<C.P., there is a loss. Now, Loss % =C.P.−S.P.C.P.×100=20x−15x20x×100=520×100=25 %

Find the profit per cent or loss per cent made in each of the following cases, when the S.P. of 20 identical articles is equal to the C.P. of 15 articles.
Profit $= 12 %$
Profit $= 30 %$
Loss $= 30 %$
Loss $= 25 %$