Question

By selling a bed sheet for ₹640,a shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹87.How much did it cost the shopkeeper

Answer 1

Question : -

By selling a bed sheet for ₹640,a shopkeeper earns a profit of ₹87.How much did it cost the shopkeeper

To find : -

Cost price of bed sheet

Solution : -

Cost price of bed sheet

= Selling price - profit

= 640 - 87

= rs.553

Answer 2

Answer:

Given:

By selling a bed sheet for rupees 640 A shopkeeper earns a profit of 28%

Find:

how much did it cost the shopkeeper.

Calculation:

$\sf\rightarrow \frac{128}{100} \times x = 640$

Let x be the cost price of bed sheet.

$\sf\rightarrow x = 640 \times \frac{100}{128}$

$\sf\rightarrow x = 500$

Therefore, 500 is the cost of shopkeeper.