Pen are bought at $12$ for a rupee and sold at $9$ for a rupee. Find the gain or $l o s s %$

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$C P = R s . \frac{1}{12}$ for a pen $S P = R s . \frac{1}{9}$ for a pen
profit= $\frac{\frac{1}{9} - \frac{1}{12}}{\frac{1}{12}} \times 100 = (\frac{12 - 9}{9}) \times 100$
$= \frac{100}{3}$ or $33.33 %$ profit

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Pen are bought at 12 for a rupee and sold at 9 for a rupee. Find the gain or loss%

CP=Rs. 112 for a pen SP=Rs. 19 for a penprofit= 19−112112×100=(12−99)×100=1003 or 33.33% profit

Pen are bought at $12$ for a rupee and sold at $9$ for a rupee. Find the gain or $l o s s %$

$C P = R s . \frac{1}{12}$ for a pen $S P = R s . \frac{1}{9}$ for a pen
profit= $\frac{\frac{1}{9} - \frac{1}{12}}{\frac{1}{12}} \times 100 = (\frac{12 - 9}{9}) \times 100$
$= \frac{100}{3}$ or $33.33 %$ profit