he ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 5:1. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article?	Pick one.
A) 2:6  B) 2:9  C) 2:4  D) 2:1  E) 2:5
Let C.P. = Rs. x and S.P. = Rs. 5x.   Then, Gain = Rs. 4x   Required ratio = 2x : x = 2:1   Answer:2:1
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he ratio between the sale price and the cost price of an article is 5:1. What is the ratio between the profit and the cost price of that article?