If selling price of an article is $\frac{7}{6}$ of its cost price. Then the profit percentage in the transaction is: |
$8\frac{1}{3}\%$ $8\frac{2}{3}\%$ $16\frac{2}{3}\%$ $16\frac{1}{3}\%$ |
$16\frac{2}{3}\%$ |
The correct answer is Option (3) → $16\frac{2}{3}\%$ 1. Identify the Relationship The problem states that the Selling Price ($SP$) is $\frac{7}{6}$ of the Cost Price ($CP$). Mathematically, this is: $SP = \frac{7}{6} \times CP$ Alternatively, we can express the ratio as: $\frac{SP}{CP} = \frac{7}{6}$ This means if the Cost Price is 6, the Selling Price is 7. 2. Calculate the Profit Profit is the difference between the Selling Price and the Cost Price: $\text{Profit} = SP - CP$ $\text{Profit} = 7 - 6 = 1 \text{ unit}$ 3. Calculate the Profit Percentage The formula for profit percentage is: $\text{Profit}\% = \left( \frac{\text{Profit}}{CP} \right) \times 100$ Substitute the values: $\text{Profit}\% = \left( \frac{1}{6} \right) \times 100$ $\text{Profit}\% = \frac{100}{6} = \frac{50}{3}$ To convert this into a mixed fraction: $\frac{50}{3} = 16 \frac{2}{3}\%$ |