Question

by selling a chair for ₹391, ali suffers a loss of15% . find its cost price

Answer 1

Hey friend,

Here is the answer you are looking for:

S.P of chair = ₹ 391
Loss % = 15 %
Hence,
C.P of chair = S.P + 15 % of S.P
= 391 + 15/100 * 391
= 391 + 58.65
= 449.65

So,
C.P of the chair = ₹ 449.65

Hope it helps!!