Accenture Company Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

The cost price of 15 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:
A)12 B)16 C)18 D)20

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Cp15=sp x
Cp/sp=x/15
Now sp/cp=125/100=5/4
Here 5------>15
1------>3
4------>12 that is X
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Let C.P. of each article be Re. 1 C.P. of x articles = Rs. x
S.P. of x articles = Rs. 15
Profit = Rs. (15 - x)

(15-x)/x*100 = 25
x=12
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