Multiple choice

Rajesh purchased two bicycles and sold them at equal selling price. On first cycle he got a profit of 40% and on second cycle he got a profit of 25%. Find that cost price of costlier cycle is how much percent more than the price of cheaper cycle? राजेश ने दो साइकिल खरीदी तथा उन्हें समान विक्रय मूल्य पर बेच दिया। पहली साइकिल पर उसे 40% का लाभ हुआ जबकि दूसरी साइकिल पर उसे 25% का लाभ हुआ। बताइये महँगी साइकिल का क्रय मूल्य सस्ती साइकिल के क्रय मूल्य से कितने प्रतिशत अधिक है-

  1. 11%

  2. 10%

  3. 14%

  4. 15%

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

Let the selling price of each cycle be S. For cycle 1 with 40% profit: cost price = S/1.4. For cycle 2 with 25% profit: cost price = S/1.25. The costlier cycle (lower profit percentage) has CP = S/1.25 = 0.8S, and the cheaper has CP = S/1.4 ≈ 0.714S. Percentage more = (0.8S - 0.714S) / 0.714S × 100 ≈ 12%. None of the given options (11%, 10%, 14%, 15%) matches 12%, so 'None of these' is correct.

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