SSC Government Jobs Exams Numerical Ability Profit and Loss

Half of 100 articles were sold at a profit of 20% and the rest at a profit of 40%. If all the articles had been sold at a profit of 25%, the total profit would have been Rs. 100 less than earlier profit. The cost price of each article was

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Price be X
50 % articles sold at 20% profit = 60X and Remaining at 70% profit = 70x
total profit = 130x
If sold at 25% profit = 125x
125x = 130x-100
130x-125x = 100
5x = 100
x= 20
Cost Price of the article = 20
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