document.write( "Question 1133464: Lily flower are baught at 20 units for a rupee. How many for a rupee should they be sold to gain 25% \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "From the condition, 20 flowers were bought for a rupee.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Hence, the price for each flower was   = 5 paise when bought.\r\n" );
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document.write( "To gain 25%,  20 flowers should be sold for 125 paise.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It means that each of the 20 flowers should be sold for   = 6.25 paise.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore, the number of flowers to sell for a rupee is   = 16.\r\n" );
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document.write( "ANSWER.   16 flowers should be sold for a rupee.\r\n" );
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