Question

a person incurs 20% loss of selling an article for 480 at what price must he sell to earn 20% profit

Answer 1

Hello bro!

Here is your Answer
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Let the cp of article be X
the
loss 20% of selling price
80x/ 100 = 480
X = (480×100)/80
X = 600

Now earn to 20% profit of cp
=>
600×20/100
=>
profit = 120rs

SP= CP + profit
sp= 600+120
sp= 720 Ans!

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Answer 2

hye

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a person gets  20% loss of selling an article for 480

sp = 480

loss% = 20%

lets recall a property , 

=>c.p  = s.p *100/100 - loss

=> 480 *100 / 80

=>600 rs

cost price = 600

now , he must sell it at  20%gain

=>s.p = c.p *100 +gain / 100

=>600 * 120/100

=>720 rs

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