a toy is sold for rs 140 at a loss of 30 percent .find the loss and the cost price solve it in a sheet of paper
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Please mark it as brainliest.And its loss will be CP-SP=LOSS
200-140=60
Please mark it as brainliest.And its loss will be CP-SP=LOSS
200-140=60
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This is absolutely wrong.
CP is 140.42 and SP is 140 and the loss% is 30%.I mean how?
wht now
Nothing.
Hey now see it is right method and right answer too
Please mark it as brainliest.
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Hey sup!
Let the cost price be x Rs.
As per the question,
CP=xRs.
Loss=30%.
SP=x(1-30/100).
=x(100-30/100)
=x(70/100)
=70x/100.
Also SP=140Rs
So, 70x/100=140.
=>70x=140×100.
=>x=14000/70.
=>x=200.
So, cost price is 200 Rs.
Loss= CP-SP
=200-140=60Rs.
Hope it helps.
Let the cost price be x Rs.
As per the question,
CP=xRs.
Loss=30%.
SP=x(1-30/100).
=x(100-30/100)
=x(70/100)
=70x/100.
Also SP=140Rs
So, 70x/100=140.
=>70x=140×100.
=>x=14000/70.
=>x=200.
So, cost price is 200 Rs.
Loss= CP-SP
=200-140=60Rs.
Hope it helps.
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