Articles are bought at 45 per dozen and sold at 85 per score. Find the

1.	Articles are bought at 45 per dozen and sold at 85 per score. Find thegain or loss per cent.
Answer» You need to know that a dozen is 12 and a score is 20 Find the unit price in each case. 12 articles cost Rs45 →4512=Rs3.75 each 20 articles sold at Rs85 →8520=Rs4.25 each The amount of gain per article is Rs4.25−Rs3.75=Rs0.50 The percent gain is: 0.53.75×100%=1313%

Articles are bought at 45 per dozen and sold at 85 per score. Find thegain or loss per cent.

Answer»

You need to know that a dozen is 12 and a score is 20

Find the unit price in each case.

12 articles cost Rs45 →4512=Rs3.75 each

20 articles sold at Rs85 →8520=Rs4.25 each

The amount of gain per article is Rs4.25−Rs3.75=Rs0.50

The percent gain is: 0.53.75×100%=1313%