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By selling two articles for ₹ 800 , a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is :

Solution

Correct Option: 4
  1. Given:

SP of 2 articles = ₹800

This SP equals CP of 3 articles

So, CP of 3 articles = ₹800

Therefore, CP of 1 article = ₹8003\frac{800}{3} = ₹266.67266.67

  1. For 2 articles:

CP = 2 × ₹266.67266.67 = ₹533.33533.33

SP = ₹800

  1. Profit = SP - CP

= ₹800 - ₹533.33533.33

= ₹266.67266.67

  1. Profit percentage = ProfitCP×100\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{CP}} × 100

= 266.67533.33×100\frac{266.67}{533.33} × 100

= 50%50\%

= 150%150\%

Therefore, the profit percentage is 150%150\%.

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