Question

a bucket was sold at a loss of eight percent. Had it been sold for rs 99 more the gain would have been 12 percent. what is the cost price of the
bucket

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the CP be Rsx

Profit =10%

SP =

10

11x

According to the question

10

11x

−40=

10

9x

⟹

10

2x

=40

x=200