Math, asked by apurbadas93794, 1 month ago

A person gained 20% by selling an article for rs.240 . At what price must he sell it to gain 10%?​

Answers

Answered by Sweetie666
2

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Let the actual price be x

Then the price after 20% gain=

↦ x + x x 20/100

↦ x+x/5

↦ 5x+x/5 6x/5

But, according to question,

↦ 6x/5 = 240

↦ 6x = 1200

↦ x = 200.

Then price at 10 percent gain: =

↦ 200 + 200 × 10-100

↦ 200 + 20

= Rs 220 Ans

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Answered by Anonymous
25

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 \textsf{Question's Concept}

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