Buy selling oranges 32 a rupee a man loses40% how many a rupee must he sell to gain 20%
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purchase price = 32
loss Percentage = 40%
cost Price be 'X '
we know that
cost Price - cost price ×loss Percentage = purchase price
x - x × 40% = 32
x - 40x/100 = 32
x - 0.4x = 32
0.6x = 32
x = 32/0.6
x =53.33 = cost price
Required Gain = 20%
cost Price + cost price ×gain Percentage = selling price
= 53.33 + 53.33×20%
= 53.33 + 1066.6/100
=53.33 + 10.66
= 63.99
=64(Approx) = selling price
loss Percentage = 40%
cost Price be 'X '
we know that
cost Price - cost price ×loss Percentage = purchase price
x - x × 40% = 32
x - 40x/100 = 32
x - 0.4x = 32
0.6x = 32
x = 32/0.6
x =53.33 = cost price
Required Gain = 20%
cost Price + cost price ×gain Percentage = selling price
= 53.33 + 53.33×20%
= 53.33 + 1066.6/100
=53.33 + 10.66
= 63.99
=64(Approx) = selling price
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