By selling two articles for ₹ 800 , a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is :
By selling two articles for ₹ 800 , a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is :
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 4
- Given:
SP of 2 articles = ₹800
This SP equals CP of 3 articles
So, CP of 3 articles = ₹800
Therefore, CP of 1 article = ₹ = ₹
- For 2 articles:
CP = 2 × ₹ = ₹
SP = ₹800
- Profit = SP - CP
= ₹800 - ₹
= ₹
- Profit percentage =
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Therefore, the profit percentage is .

