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13. A man buys a certain number of articlesat 15 for Rs. 112.50 and sells them at 12for Rs. 108. Find:i) his gain percentii) the number of articles sold to make aprofit of Rs. 75.​

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Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

CP of 15 ARTICLES =Rs112.50

∴ CP of 1 ARTICLE =Rs

15

112.50

=Rs7.50

SP of 12 articles =Rs108

∴ SP of 1 article =Rs

12

108

=Rs9

∴ Profit =Rs9−Rs7.5=Rs1.50

(i)∴ Profit%=

7.5

1.5

×100=20%

(ii) CP of 50 article =Rs50×7.5=Rs375

and, SP of 50 article =Rs9×50=Rs450

∴ Profit =SP−CP=Rs450−Rs375=Rs75



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