CP of 19 article is equal to selling price of 15 article. Gain % is?

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7.Profit and Loss

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The $CP$ of $19$ article is equal to the selling price of $15$ article. Gain $\%$ is?

A

$26$

B

$26 \frac{1}{3}$

C

$12$

D

$26 \frac{2}{3}$

Solution

Here, $CP$ of $19$ article $=$ $SP$ of $15$ article

$\frac{ CP \text { of } 1 \text { article }}{ SP \text { of } 1 \text { article }}=\frac{15}{19}$

$\% \operatorname{gain}=\frac{19-15}{15} \times 100=26 \frac{2}{3} \%$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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