Question

a man bought two boxes for rupees 1300 he sold one box at a profit of 20% and other box at a loss of 12% if the selling price of the both boxes is the same find the cost price of the second box

Answer 1

follow the given attatchment to get your solution

Answer 2

Cp of 1st Box=₹1300
Sp =100+profit/100×cp
Sp=₹1560
Gain =sp-cp
Gain =1560-1300
Gain=₹560
Sp of 2nd box=12%loss
Sp=100-12/100×1300
Sp=₹1144
Loss=₹1300-₹1144
Loss=₹244