Multiple choice

A shopkeeper by selling 6 items, earns a profit equal to the selling price of 1 item. What is his profit percentage? एक दुकानदार 6 वस्तुओं को बेचकर, 1 वस्तु के विक्रय मूल्य के बराबर लाभ अर्जित करता है । उसका लाभ प्रतिशत क्या है?

  1. 20

  2. 25

  3. 30

  4. 35

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Explanation

Selling 6 items gives profit equal to SP of 1 item. So SP × 6 - CP × 6 = SP × 1, which gives 5 SP = 6 CP, or SP/CP = 6/5. Profit% = (SP - CP)/CP × 100 = (6/5 - 1) × 100 = 1/5 × 100 = 20%.