The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, then the value of x is:

A. 15 B. 16
C. 18 D. 25

• If cp of one article is c, then cost of 20 articles = 20c which is equal to selling price of x articles.
  CP of x articles = c*x
  sp of x articles @ profit of 25% = 1.25 *c*x
  Hence 1.25*c*x = 20*c
  x= 20/1.25= 20*4/5 = 16
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(3)
• Answer is 16
  Let the CP be x, and hence total cost is 20x
  Now the SP as per the condition is 5x/4
  Again as per the given condition 5x/4 =20x
  Solving we get x=16
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(7)
• Let the CP be Y.
  now the CP of 20 articles is 20Y.
  as per question,
  => 20Y=X*120/100*Y. (If an article is sold at a gain of say 35%,
  then S.P. = 135% of C.P.)
  => 20=X*120/100. (Y = Y ,cancelled).
  => X=2000/120.
  => X=16.67.
  so, answer is B.16
  
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(4)
• @ Sanjana,
  
  Pls check.
  Again as per the given condition 5x/4 =20x
  Solving we get x=16
  
  From
  5x/4 =20x, how can we get x=16 ?
  
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(3)
• @ Sanjana,
  
  Pls check.
  Again as per the given condition 5x/4 =20x
  Solving we get x=16
  
  From
  5x/4 =20x, how can we get x=16 ?
  
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• let the no.of articles sold = x
  then the no.of articles left = 20-x
  profit % = (no.of articles remaining / no.of articles sold)*100
  25 = [(20-x)/x]*100
  x = 16
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• let c.p of 20 articles=100
  therefore selling price of x articles=100 (as given in the question)
  now selling price of 1 article=100/x
  therefore selling price of 20 articles=100/x*20
  we know that
  s.p=(100+profit%)/100*c.p
  therefore 100/x*20=125/100*100
  => x=2000/125
  => x=16
  
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• Answer is A. (75/100)*20
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• a/c to qsn,
  c.p*20=s.p*x and profit is 25%=>if c.p=100 then s.p=125.
  =>x=(20*c.p)/s.p
  =>x=(20*100)/125
  x=16
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)