Question

a businessman inhis first year gain8 percent of his capital but in the second year loses 10 percent of what he had at the end of the first year now his capital is rs 224 less than what he had at the beginning find his originalcapital I want answer

Answer 1

let the capital be x
profit first year is 8%=108x/100

another year loss 10%=110x/100


according to question -
110x/100-108x/100=224
2x/100=224
x=224×100/2
x= 11200


hope this will help

Answer 2

let the capital be x

profit first year is 8%=108x1/100

another year loss 10%=110x1/100

according to question -

110x/100-108x/100=224

2x/100=224

x=224×100/2

x= 11200