Question

a dealer marks the price of an article 12% more than the cost price and then offers 5% discount he earns 6.4 percent profit the customer pays rupees
1808.80. find the cost price of the article

Answer 1

Let CP = X

ATQ

X+X×6.4/100 = 1808.8

106.4X/100 =1808.8

X= 1808800/1064

X= 1700

So COST PRICE IS 1700 Rupees.