Question:By selling toffees at 20 for a taka, a man loses 4 %. To gain 20 % for 1 taka, he must sell
A 16 toffees
B 20 toffees
C 24 toffees
D 25 toffees
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+ Answer
A
+ ExplanationLet S.P of 20 toffees be tk x.
then, 96 : 1 = 120 : x
or, x = `(120)/96`
= `5/4`
For taka `5/4`, toffees sold = 20
For taka 1, toffees sold = `(20 xx 4/5)`
=16