Math, asked by harshitarawat80, 1 year ago

Find the cost price(cp)
The selling price of a sofa is 7000 and profit is 12 one by two
Find the cp


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Answered by kvnmurty
5
profit is  12 one by two  => (12  + 1/2)%  =  25/2 % =  12.5 %

profit = CP * 12.5 /100 = CP / 8

SP = CP + CP /8 =  9 CP / 8

     9 CP / 8 = 7000
   CP = 7000 * 8 /9


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Answered by gautamisahoo
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Let x be the cost of sofa
With 12.5% the sale price is 112.5x/100
As per question  9x/8=7000
                       ⇒ x=7000×8/9

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