Question

A sold a table to B at 20%profit B sold the same table to c for ₹750 thereby making a profit of 25%find the price at which A had bought the table

Answer 1

A sold to B after adding 20% profit
suppose 100 cost price 20 profit
so cost to B is 120.
B sold it after adding 25% profit
25% of 120 = 30
120+30= 150 cost of C
150 - 750
100 - ??
= 500 cost price
A had bought the table in 500 rupees.

Answer 2

Answer:

A had bought the table at ₹500

Step-by-step explanation:

• Let the cost price of the table for A is ₹X.

A sold the table to B at 20% profit .

• Hence the selling price of the table to B

= C.P. + Profit

= X + (20% of X)

= X + X/ 5 = 6X/5

• Hence the cost price of the table for B is 6X/5 and B sold the same to C with 25% profit.
• The selling price for B = C.P.+ Profit = 6X/5 + (25% of 6X/5) = 30X/20
• According to the given problem the selling price of the table for B is ₹750.

Hence , we can write that

30X/20 = 750

X = 750 × (20/ 30)

= ₹500

• So A had bought the table at ₹ 500.