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 |
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Discussion:
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AnandVijay said:
1 decade ago
2. The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
A. 15 B. 16
C. 18 D. 25
In this sum we take Easy method:
c.p=(100/100+GAIN%)s.p
so
x=(100/125)20
x=16..
A. 15 B. 16
C. 18 D. 25
In this sum we take Easy method:
c.p=(100/100+GAIN%)s.p
so
x=(100/125)20
x=16..
Vivek said:
1 decade ago
Let me to clear all of urs doubt.......
c.p of 6 tofee= Re 1
1 tofee= 1/6
s.p of 6 tofee = x
s.p of 1 tofee= 1/x
profit%=((s.p-c.p)/c.p) x100
put the value and solve u will get 5 as ans
c.p of 6 tofee= Re 1
1 tofee= 1/6
s.p of 6 tofee = x
s.p of 1 tofee= 1/x
profit%=((s.p-c.p)/c.p) x100
put the value and solve u will get 5 as ans
Naresh said:
1 decade ago
What is the maximum number of half-pint bottles of cream that can be filled with a 4-gallon can of cream(2 pt.=1 qt. and 4 qt.=1 gal)
Akshay said:
1 decade ago
Use this simple formule:
S.P=100+gain%
-----------*C.P
100
S.P=100+20/100
-----------*1
100
Now simplify u will gwt the answer 5
S.P=100+gain%
-----------*C.P
100
S.P=100+20/100
-----------*1
100
Now simplify u will gwt the answer 5
Kailash said:
1 decade ago
N/A' here N=no. of toffees
A'= 100+percentage/100 we taken + on profit and - on loss
so 6/100+20/100
6x100/120
600/120
=5
this is very shortcut method of this type question
A'= 100+percentage/100 we taken + on profit and - on loss
so 6/100+20/100
6x100/120
600/120
=5
this is very shortcut method of this type question
Mrs pallavi said:
1 decade ago
Hey hi i have simple solution
6 toffees for re. 1
so c.p of 6 toffees are= 1
We have default formula to calculate s.p
s.p=(100+profit%)*c.p/100
s.p=(100+20)*1/100
s.p=120*1/100
s.p=120/100
s.p=12/10
s.p=6/5
Therefore selling price is 6/5.
6 toffees for re. 1
so c.p of 6 toffees are= 1
We have default formula to calculate s.p
s.p=(100+profit%)*c.p/100
s.p=(100+20)*1/100
s.p=120*1/100
s.p=120/100
s.p=12/10
s.p=6/5
Therefore selling price is 6/5.
Namrata said:
1 decade ago
Why we do 6*5/6 nd how it be possile sold tofee 6?
Amit chandel said:
1 decade ago
Let me tell you
profit is 20%.now we know that
120%=6 tofees so
100=6*100/120
u get 5 ans
profit is 20%.now we know that
120%=6 tofees so
100=6*100/120
u get 5 ans
Santosh said:
1 decade ago
Thank you chatan
Poornima said:
1 decade ago
Hi cetan how you got sp of 6 toffee = 1.2 re?
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