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The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x.

Q: The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%,

Let the Cost Price of each article = Rs. x CP of x articles = Rs. x SP of x articles = Rs. 20 Profit = Rs. (20 - x) Therefore, => [(20-x)/x] × 100 = 25 => 2000 - 100x = 25x => 125x = 2000 => x = 16

A 13

B 14

C 15

D 16

E 17

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The cost price of 20 articles is the same as the selling price of x articles. If the profit is 25%, find out the value of x.

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