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If the selling price of 12 article is equal to the cost price of 15 articles. What is the gain in percentage ?

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If the selling price of 12 article is equal to the cost price of 15 articles. What is the gain in percentage ?
posted Nov 12, 2014 by Ujjwal Mehra

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Gain percentage is 25%

answer Nov 18, 2014 by Kshitij Maloo
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its 25% above cost

answer Jul 30, 2015 by Pankaj Bora
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3/15*100=20%

answer May 5, 2017 by Subhash Gupta



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