Question

a shopkeeper had a loss of 10% on selling an article for 720 rupees. find the cp of the article

Answer 1

Answer:

sorry dom,t know...

Step-by-step explanation:

D. O. N. ,T. know...cause i,m poor din maths...

Answer 2

Answer:

It is given that,

S.P of watch = 720

Rs

Loss =

10

%

Therefore,

C.P

=

100−losspercentage

100

×

S.P

.

=

(100−10)

100

×

720

=

90

100

×

720

=

800

C.P of watch is Rs. 800 .

It is given in the problem that, Profit expected = 15

%

C.P

=

100+profit percentage

100

×

S.P

.

=

100+15

100

×

S.P.

⟹

800=

115

100

×

S.P.

⟹ S.P.=

100

800×115

=

100

92000

=

920

Thus, the selling price will be 920 to get a profit of

15%