Quantitative Aptitude Ques 616

Question: The cost price of an item is two-third of its selling price. What is the gain/loss per cent or that item?

Options:

A) 45%

B) 50%

C) 35%

D) 54%

E) None of these

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Let the selling price be Rs. x. Then, $ CP=\frac{2}{3}x $ Profit $ %=\frac{x-\frac{2}{3}x}{\frac{2}{3}x}=\frac{\frac{1}{3}}{\frac{2}{3}}\times 100%=50% $