SSC MTS 5 Aug 2019 Shift 3 Paper

Tips & Tricks
Let the cost price be 100x
⇒ Selling price = cost price × (100 + profit)%
⇒ Selling price = 100x × 122.5%
⇒ Selling price = 122.5x
⇒ The ratio of the cost price to the selling price = 100x : 122.5x = 40 : 49
∴ The ratio of the cost price to the selling price is 40 : 49.