Question

By selling $20$ mangoes, a person recovers the price of $25$ mangoes. What is the profit percentage?

• A. $20\%$
• B. $25\%$
• C. $27.5\%$
• D. $22.5\%$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $25\%$

C.P. of $25$ mangoes $=$ S.P. of $20$ mangoes
Let C.P of $1$ mango $=x$
$\therefore$ C.P. of $25$ mangoes $=25x=S.P$
C.P of $20$ mangoes $=20x=$ C.P.
Profit $=$ C.P. of $5$ mangoes $=5x$
$\therefore$ Profit $\%$ $=\frac{\text{Profit}}{\text{C.P.}}\times 100$
$=\frac{5x}{20x}\times 100$
$=25\%$