Question

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17. An article is bought for 5,700 and 1,300 is spent on its repairing, transportation,
etc. For how much should this article be sold in order to gain 20% on the whole.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let x be the selling price of article.

Total money spent on the article =5700+1300=7000

According to the question-

x=7000+

100

20

×7000

⇒x=7000+1400=Rs.8400

Hence the article should be sold at Rs.8400 to gain 20%.

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