Question

6. By selling an article for 1,476; a loss of 18% is suffered. Find:
(a) C.P of the article
(b) the price for which the article must be sold in order to gain 15%.​

Answer 1

Answer:

1.Ans: RS.1800 and 2.Ans: RS.2070

Step-by-step explanation:

1.Ans:s.p=1476 and loss=18%

c.p=s.p×100/100-loss%

c.p=1476×100/100-18

c.p=1476×100/82

c.p=RS.1800

2.Ans:c.p=RS.1800 and gain=15%

s.p=c.p×(1+gain%/100)

s.p=1800×(1+15/100)

s.p=1800×115/100

s.p=RS.2070