Question

a bookseller sold 200 copies at a loss of 5 %. if a book cost him 20 rupees find the selling price of each book

Answer 1

cp of each book = 20
cp of 200 books= 4000
sold at loss of 5%......
>>4000-(5/100)4000
=4000-200
=3800.......for 200 copies
i.e. Rs.19 for each

Answer 2

Given,

The cost price of one book = Rs. 20

200 copies sold at a loss of 5%.

To find,

The selling price of each book.

Solution,

The selling price of each book is Rs. 19.

We can easily solve this numerical problem by following the given steps.

Now,

The cost price of one book = Rs. 20

The cost price of 200 books = Rs. ( 20 × 200)

The cost price of 200 books = Rs. 4000

Now, we have

Loss after selling 200 copies = 5%

Loss = 5% of cost price

Loss = 5% × 4000

Loss = 5/100 × 4000

Loss = Rs. 200

The selling price of 200 copies after 5% loss = Rs. (4000-200)

The selling price of 200 copies after 5% loss = Rs. 3800

The selling price of each notebook = Rs. (3800/200)

The selling piece of each notebook = Rs. 19