Question

Aakriti sold a pair of gloves for Rs 190, thereby incurring a loss of 5%. At what price
should she have sold them in order to gain 7%?

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Answer 1

||✪✪ QUESTION ✪✪||

Aakriti sold a pair of gloves for Rs 190, thereby incurring a loss of 5%. At what price should she have sold them in order to gain 7%?

|| ★★ FORMULA USED ★★ ||

→ CP = SP * 100 / (100 + P%) = SP * 100 / (100 - L%)

→ SP = CP * (100 + P%) / 100 = CP * (100 - L%) / 100

|| ✰✰ ANSWER ✰✰ ||

Case (1) :-

Given that, Aakriti sold a pair of gloves for Rs 190, thereby incurring a loss of 5%. So,

Aakriti Bought The pair of gloves for :-

→ CP = SP * 100 / (100 - L%)

→ CP = 190 * 100 /(100 - 5)

→ CP = 190 * 100 /95

→ CP = Rs.200

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Case (2) :-

Now, We have to Find At what price should she have sold them in order to gain 7%...

So,

→ SP = CP * (100 + P%) / 100

→ SP = 200 * (100 + 7) / 100

→ SP = 200 * 107 /100

→ SP = Rs.214.

Hence, Aakriti has to Sold The pair of gloves for Rs 214 To gain 7%...

Answer 2

Answer:

214

Step-by-step explanation:

To find 1% you should do this:

190/95

=2=1%

2*100

=200

200*107/100

=214