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The ratio between Sale price (S.P.) and Cost price (C.P.) of an article is 5:3. Find the ratio between…

Take the selling price as 5 parts and the cost price as 3 parts. The profit is \(5-3=2\) parts. Hence profit to cost price is \(2:3\).

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The ratio between Sale price (S.P.) and Cost price (C.P.) of an article is 5:3. Find the ratio between profit and the cost price of that article.

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Take the selling price as 5 parts and the cost price as 3 parts. The profit is 5−3=25-3=2 parts. Hence profit to cost price is 2:32:3.

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