Question

‘a' sells a bicycle to ‘b' at a profit of 25% and b sells it to c at a profit of 25%. if c pays rs. 2500, what did a pay for it? /

Answer 1

Let the buying price of a be x.

The selling price to b is :

1.25x

b sells it at 25% profit.

The selling price to c is :

125/100 × 1.25X = 1.5625X

1.5625X = 2500

X = 2500/1.5625

X = 1600

The buying price of a is :

Rs 1600

Answer 2

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