Question

A man bought a bike and a car for Rs. 500000. He sold the bike at a gain of 20% and the car

at a loss of 10%, thereby gaining 5% on whole. Find the cost of the bike?​

Answer 1

Solve with alligation mixture method

Profit=100+20=120

Loss=100-10=90

Total profit of whole =100+5=105

120 90

105

15% : 15%

Cost of bike=15/30×500000

=250,000 lakh

Cost of car=250,000 lakh

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