Question

3. A man buys a plot of at Rs.360,000. He sells one third of the plo
at a loss of 20%. Again, he sells two-thirds of the left at aprofit
of 25% at what price should he sell the remaining plot in order
to get a profit of 10% on the whole.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Cost price of plot =Rs 3,69,000

C.P of

3

1

of plot =Rs

3

1

×360000

=Rs 1,20,000

C.P=Rs 1,20,000

Loss %=20%

S.P=

100

100−loss%

×C.P=

100

100−200

×120000

=Rs 96000

C.P of

3

1

of plot =Rs 120000

Gain %=25%

S.P=

100

100+gain%

×C.P=

100

100+25

×120000

=Rs 150000

Gain % on whol;e =10%

C.P=Rs 3,60,000

S.P=

100

100+gain%

×C.P=

100

100+10

×360000

=Rs 3,96,000