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By selling two articles for Rs. 800, a person gains the cost price of three articles. The profit percent is:

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SSC CGL 2018 (Tier 2) Statistics Previous Year Paper (22-feb-2018)
The correct answer is

150

Let CP of one article be C and SP of one be S. Selling 2 yields profit equal to 3 CPs:

\[2S-2C=3C\ \Longrightarrow\ 2S=5C\]

Given \(2S=800\), so \(5C=800\) and total CP for 2 articles is \(2C=320\). Profit = \(800-320=480\).

\[\text{Profit \%}=\dfrac{480}{320}\times100=\mathbf{150\%}\]

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