Question

a watch when sold at a profit of 25/4% yield Rs95 more than whenit is sold at a loss of 25/4%.find the cost price of the watch.

Answer 1

let the cost price of the watch be X

25/4 profit means 6.255 profit

same apllies to the loss

so we are given that 1.062x - 0.937x=95

x=95/0.125

x=760