Question

Manju sells a pen for rs54 and losses 1/10 of her outley. find (i) the cost price of the pen (ii) the loss percent.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

ANSWER

Selling price =54rs

And she loses

10

1

of the out by

Let say she loses xrs⇒(c

p

−s

p

)=x

Then cost price =10x

Cost price = selling price + amount she lost

10x=54+x

⇒9x=54

⇒x=6rs

(i) ∴ cost price =60rs

(ii) loss percent ⇒

cp

cp−sp

×100

⇒

60

60−54

×100

⇒

60

6

×100

⇒10%

∴ cost price =60rs and loss percent is 10%