Question

An article is sold for 1200 at a loss of 20% find it CP

Answer 1

S.P. = ₹1200
LOSS = 20%
C.P.= S.P.×[{100}^{100-loss%}]
C.P= {Your answer is below}

$1200 \times \frac{100}{100 - 20} \\ 1200 \times \frac{1}{20} \\ = 60 \times 1 \\ = 60 \: \\ hey \: there \: \: \: \: your \: answer \: is \: this$

Answer 2

Sol)

$\: \: \: s.p \: = rs \: 1200 \\ loss \: = \: 20\% \\ c.p \: = \: s.p \: \times 100 \div (100 - loss\%) \\ c.p \: = \: 1200 \times \frac{100}{(100 - 20 )} \\ \: \: \: \: \: \: \frac{120000}{80} = 1500 \\ therfore \: c.p = 1500$