a dealer sells a machine for 22400 and loses 1/6th of its cost price, calculate the cost price and loss percent
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let cp be x
loss x/6
sp x- x/6= 22400
5x/6=22400
x=22400*6/5=26880
cp=26880
loss=cp-sp
26880-22400=4480
loss% loss/cp*100
16.66%
loss x/6
sp x- x/6= 22400
5x/6=22400
x=22400*6/5=26880
cp=26880
loss=cp-sp
26880-22400=4480
loss% loss/cp*100
16.66%
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Answer:
let be x
a dealers sell a machine for 22400
loss1/6pf its cost price
so x-1/6=6/5
so finding the cp 6/5 ×22400= 26880
loss cp-sp
loss 26880-22400=4488
loss %=loss/cp× 100
loss%=4488/26880×100
loss%= 16.69%
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