Question

* A book seller sold a box of 10 pencils for 80
and incurred a loss. Had he sold it for * 98,
his gain would have been twice the loss he
incurred earlier. The cost price of the box of
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the cost price be x.

loss=CP-SP

Profit=SP-CP

2(loss)=Profit

2(x-80)=98-x

2x-160=98-x

2x+x=98+160

3x=258

x=86

Therefore,the cost price of the box is 86