Question

By selling an article for rs 1260 a man makes a profit of 5% .find the cp of the article

Answer 1

Answer:

CP of article = Rs 1200

Step-by-step explanation:

selling price = 1260

profit = 5% on Cost price

Selling price = Cost price+profit

⇒1260 = Cost price+5%ofCost price

⇒1260= Cost price+(5/100)*Cost price

⇒1260 = (105/100) Cost price

⇒Cost price = (1260*100)/105

⇒Cost price = 1200

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

s.p = 1260

gain% =5%

c.p = 100×s.p /100+ gain %

c.p = 100× 1260 / 100+5

c.p = 126000/105

c.p =1200