Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

By selling 24 items, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 4 items. His gain percentage is:

Options:

$16\frac{1}{3}$%

20%

$33\frac{1}{3}$%

$16\frac{2}{3}$%

Correct Answer:

20%

Explanation:

By selling 24 items, a shopkeeper gains the selling price of 4 items,

Profit% = \(\frac{gaining \; quantity}{total \; sold - gaining \; quantity}\) × 100 = \(\frac{4}{24 - 4}\)  × 100 = 20%