Question

Meenakshi salls a pen for ₹ 54 and loses by 1/10for her outlay.find (1)the cost price of the pen and (2)the loss per cent.

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Answer:

She loses 1/0 of her outlay

So, 9/10x = 54

9x = 540

x = 540/9 = 60

So, cost price of pen = rs 60.

Now, loss = 60 - 54 = rs 6.

Loss % = (6/60)*100

= (1/10)*100

= 10%.

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