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  1. If the cost price is 95% of the selling price, what is the profit percent?
    1. 4%
    2. 4.75%
    3. 5%
    4. 5.26%
Correct Option: D

If the cost price be $ y, then

Selling price ( S.P. ) =
100
y = $
20
y
9519

∴ Gain =
20y
- y = $
y
1919

∴ Gain % =
( y / 19 )
× 100 = 5.26%
y

Second method to find the value of profit% :
Here C.P. =
95
S.P.
100

C.P. = S.P.
100
100 + Profit%

95
S.P. = S.P.
100
100100 + Profit%

⇒ 9500 + 95 Profit% = 10000
Profit % =
500
= 5.26%
95



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