Multiple choice

The C.P. of 40 articles is equal to S.P. of 50 articles. Find the gain or loss percent? 40 वस्तुओं का क्रय मूल्य ,50 वस्तुओं के विक्रय मूल्य के बराबर है। लाभ या हानि प्रतिशत क्या होगा ?

  1. Profit of 16% 16% का लाभ

  2. Loss of 16% 16% का हानि

  3. Profit of 20% 20% का लाभ

  4. Loss of 20% 20% का हानि

  5. None of these इनमें से कोई नहीं
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Let CP of 1 article be x and SP of 1 article be y. Given: 40x = 50y, so y = 0.8x. This means SP is 80% of CP, indicating a loss of 20%. The shopkeeper loses 20 paise on every rupee of cost price.

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