Question

by selling a watch for rs 495, a shopkeeper incurs a loss of 10%. find the cost price of the watch

Answer 1

$\textbf{Sp of the watch = 495}$

loss percent = 10%

$cp = \frac{sp \: \times 100}{100 \: \: - \: \: loss\%}$

Substituting the values we have

495 × 100/90

Cp of the watch = 550 .

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Answer 2

$<b>$Answer :

Selling price of a watch = rs. 495

Loss % = 10

Cost price = ??

$= > formula .... \\ \\ = > cp = \frac{sp}{100 - loss\%} \times 100 \\ \\ = > cp = \frac{495}{100 - 10} \times 100 \\ \\ = > cp = \frac{49500}{90} \\ \\ = > cp = 550$

$\color{red}\underline\textbf{Hence, cost price = 550 is your required answer. }$

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