By selling 4 articles for 1 rupee, a man loses 4%. Had he

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By selling 4 articles for 1 rupee, a man loses 4%. Had he sold three articles per rupee, the profit would have been :

Here , S.P. of 4 articles = ₹ 1

C.P. of 1 article =		1	×	100
		4		96

C.P. of 1 article = ₹	25
	96

∴ C.P. of 3 articles = ₹	75
	96

∴ Gain = 1 -		75	=	96 - 75
		96		96

Gain =		21	=	7
		96		32

Gain percent =		7	×	96	× 100 = 28%
		32		75