Aptitude - Profit and Loss - Discussion
Discussion Forum : Profit and Loss - General Questions (Q.No. 5)
5.
A vendor bought toffees at 6 for a rupee. How many for a rupee must he sell to gain 20%?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
C.P. of 6 toffees = Re. 1
| S.P. of 6 toffees = 120% of Re. 1 = Rs. | 6 |
| 5 |
| For Rs. | 6 | , toffees sold = 6. |
| 5 |
| For Re. 1, toffees sold = |  |
6 x | 5 |  |
= 5. |
| 6 |
Video Explanation: https://youtu.be/7wKrnZ0LKA8
Discussion:
211 comments Page 18 of 22.
Gokul said:
8 years ago
How did they find the number of toffees for Re 1?
RIDHI said:
1 decade ago
@chetan
How selling price of 1 toffeee is 1.2 ?
How selling price of 1 toffeee is 1.2 ?
Narendra said:
9 years ago
C.P.= S.P * 100/100+20%.
= 600/120.
= 5 Answer.
= 600/120.
= 5 Answer.
Vishnu angadi said:
2 years ago
Toffees bought - 6.
Gain 20 %.
6 * 100/120 = 5.
Gain 20 %.
6 * 100/120 = 5.
(58)
Poornima said:
1 decade ago
Hi cetan how you got sp of 6 toffee = 1.2 re?
Vennila said:
1 decade ago
How you use 6*5/6. I can't understand that ?
Mit said:
1 decade ago
1 Rs is 100% then 20% is 1/5 so 5 is answer.
Tushar Vaibhav said:
1 decade ago
S.P. of 6 toffees = 120%
How does it come ?
How does it come ?
Prathiksha said:
3 years ago
@Iamateur.
How 120% of 1?
How you got 1?
How 120% of 1?
How you got 1?
(6)
Kapil said:
8 years ago
@Sundar.
Nice explanation. Thank you.
Nice explanation. Thank you.
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