Gain percentage is 25%
its 25% above cost
3/15*100=20%
The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then what is the value of x ?
By selling an article for Rs. 171, a shopkeeper gains as much percent as the cost price of an article. In order to get 40% profit, at what price (Rs) he should sell an article?
A shopkeeper earned a profit equal to cost price of 6 times while selling 36 items together. Each item is marked at 20% above the cost price. If discount given on each item is Rs. 40, then what is the cost price of each item?
A shopkeeper gives 12% discount on the marked price and gives two articles free on buying every 14 article and thus gain 26%. By what percentage the marked price is above the cost price?
An article when sold at a gain of 5% yields Rs. 56 more than what sold at a loss of 15%. What is the cost price of the article?
