Question

Find cost price? If s. p. = 1302 and loss=7%

Answer 1

$\blue{\bold{\underline{\underline{Answer:}}}}$

$\green{\tt{\therefore{Cost\:price=1400\:rupees}}}$

$\orange{\bold{\underline{\underline{Step-by-step\:explanation:}}}}$

$\green { \underline \bold{Given : }} \\ \tt{: \implies Selling \: price = 1302} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies Loss\% = 7\%} \\ \\ \red { \underline \bold{To \: Find : }} \\ \tt{: \implies Cost \: price = ?}$

• According to given question :

$\text{Let \: C.P \: \: be \: p} \\ \\ \bold{as \: we \: know \: that} \\ \tt{: \implies Loss = 7\% \: of \: p} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies Loss = \frac{7}{100} \times p} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies profit = 0.07p} \\ \\ \bold{As \: we \: know \: that} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies Selling \: price = Cost \: price - Loss} \\ \\ \text{Putting \: the \: given \: values} \\ \tt{: \implies 123142.5 = p - 0.07p} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies 1302 = 0.93p} \\ \\ \tt{: \implies p = \frac{1302}{0.93}} \\ \\ \green{\tt{: \implies p = 1400 \: rupees}} \\ \\ \green{\tt{\therefore Cost \: price \: is\:1400 \: rupees}}$

Answer 2

1400

Step-by-step explanation:

As we know,S.P.= 1302 & Loss= 7%

C.P.= 100 × S.P.

100 - loss%

= 100 × 1302

100 - 7%

= 130200

93

= ₹1400