Question

By selling a motorcycle for 7 56,320, the shopkeeper loses 12%. Find the price he had paid to buy
13 A fruit vendor buys oranges at the rate of 5 for 40 and sells them at 9 per
orange. Find his gain per cent.​

Answer 1

Answer:

S.P.=56320

Loss=12/100

Let the cp be x

Therefore, loss=12/100×x

Loss=C. P-S. P.

12x/100=x-56320

12x=100x-5632000

5632000=100x-12x

5632000=88x

5632000/88=x

64,000=x