Question

A shopkeeper sold some amount of pulses for tk 2375 at the loss of tk 5% .what would be the cost price of pulses to make tk 6% profit​

Answer 1

To make 6% profit, the cost price of pulses would be tk 2650.

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the cost price of pulses be tk X

Selling price = tk 2375

and loss = 5%

Then,

X (1 - 5/100) = 2375

or, X * (100 - 5)/100 = 2375

or, X = 2375 * 100/95

or, X = 2500

So the cost price of pulses were tk 2500

Again profit = 6%

Then the selling price must be

= tk 2500 * (1 + 6/100)

= tk 2500 * (100 + 6)/100

= tk 25 * 106

= tk 2650

Therefore to make 6% profit, the cost price of pulses would be tk 2650.