Question

chitra sold her silver ring at 8% loss if she had sold it for ₹ 150 more she would have made 12% profit find the selling price of the ring

Answer 1

8% loss and 12% profit which equal to 20%
.
Now

20%=150
1=150÷20=7.5
100=750
.
S.P.=750

Answer 2

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Let cost price be Rs. x

Selling price in case of loss=x−8% of x

=

100

9

2

x=

25

23

x

Selling price in case of profit=x+12% of x

=

100

112

x=

25

28

x

Given selling price in case of profit−selling price in case of loss=150Rs.

⇒

25

28x

−

25

23x

=150

⇒

25

5

of x=150

⇒

5

1

of x=150

⇒x=150×5

⇒x=750 Rs.

Cost price =750 Rs.

Selling price=

25

23

of cost price

=

25

23

×750

=23×30

=690

So selling price of purse is 690 Rs.