Question

If an article is sold for Rs 29,The profit made is half the loss occurred when the same article is sold for Rs 20, find the original price of the article

Answer 1

Let original price be x

then, profit on selling it at Rs 29 is.- 29-x

and loss on selling it at Rs-20 = x-20

Now, ATQ

profit= loss/2

so, 29-x =( x-20)/2

58-2x = x-20

3x = 78

x = 26

So, Rs 26 is original price

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