Question

a man sells an article at a gain of 10 percent . if he had bought it for 10 percent loss and sold it for rs 10 more , he would have gained 25 percent . find the c.p. of article ? please solve by taking the C.P. as X. and explain it step by step ....​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the cost of article = x

SP = 1.1x

if

CP = 0.9x

SP = x + 10

P = 10 +0.1x

Then P% = 25%

25 = ((10+0.1x)÷0.9x)×100

x = 80

CP = 80Rs.