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The cost of 25 items is same as the revenue earned by selling x items. Find x, if the profit made in the transaction is 25%.

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The cost of 25 items is same as the revenue earned by selling x items. Find x, if the profit made in the transaction is 25%.
  • A25
  • B16.67
  • C20
  • D32
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Let the cost price of one item be Rs. A.

⇒ Selling price to make 25% profit = A × 1.25 = 1.25 A

Since the cost of 25 items is the same as the revenue earned by selling x items,

⇒ 25 × A = 1.25 A × x

∴ x = 20