Question

a man buys a plot of agricultural land for rupees 3,60,000. He sells one third of it at a loss of 20% and two fifths at a gain of 25%. At what price must he sell the remaining field so as to make an overall profit of 10%?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Here , CP of total agricultural field = 3,60,000

SP of total agricultural field = 360000 × 110 = 396000

100

SP of one–third of the field =

1

× 360000 ×

80

= 96000

3 100

SP of

2

th of the field

5

Or SP of two –fifth of the field =

2

× 360000 ×

125

= 180000

5 100

∴ SP of the remaining field = (396000 – 96000 – 180000) = 120000