Question

A bookseller bought a set of books for 1099 and sold it at a profit 101What was the selling price of the set? ​

Answer 1

Given: A bookseller bought a set of books for Rs.$1099$, and sold it for a profit of Rs.$101$

We have to find the selling price of the set of books.

We are solving in the following way:

We have,

A bookseller bought a set of books for Rs.$1099$, and sold it for a profit of Rs.$101$

Now,

The selling price of the set of books will be:

Selling price = C.P+profit

$=>1099+101\\=>1200$

Hence, the selling price of the set of books will be Rs.$1200$

     

Answer 2

Answer:

The selling price of the set of books is Rs. $1200$  

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : The cost price of set of books = Rs. $1099$

                   Profit earned by bookseller = Rs. $101$

To find : The selling price of the book set =?

Solution :

• It is given that the cost price of set of books = Rs. $1099$

                   Profit earned by bookseller = Rs. $101$

• We have to find the selling price of the book set.
• We know that selling price of an article is the sum of cost price and the profit earned by the seller.

• According to the given data, the equation becomes

              Selling price = Cost price + Profit

                                 = $1099+101$

                                 = Rs. $1200$

• ∴ The selling price of the set of books is Rs. $1200$