Question

Niraj bought a television set for 16000. He sold it at a loss of 20%. Find the selling price.​

Answer 1

Answer:

Selling price = ₹12800

Step-by-step explanation:

Given :

Cost price of a television = ₹16000

Loss percentage = 20%

To find :

The Selling price of the televison

Taken :

To find the Selling price of the television use this formula -:

$\boxed{\sf{S.P.=\dfrac{100\%-L\%}{100\%}\times\:C.P.}}$

Where,

S.P. = Selling price

L% = Lost percentage

C.P. = Cost price

Solution :

$:\implies\sf{S.P.=\dfrac{100\%-20\%}{100\%}\times16000}$

$:\implies\sf{S.P.=\dfrac{80\%}{1\cancel{00}}\times160\cancel{00}}$

$:\implies\sf{S.P.=80\%\times160}$

$:\implies\sf{S.P.=12800}$

So , the Selling price is ₹12800 .

Answer 2

Answer:

₹12800

Step-by-step explanation:

The cost price of the mirror » ₹ 16000 .

So ,

So , The cp = Rs. 100

So , The cp = Rs. 100 SP = CP - loss

So , The cp = Rs. 100 SP = CP - loss = 100 - 20 = Rs. 80

The CP = 16000 × 80/100

$\frac{16000 \times 80}{100} =12800$

The Selling price = Rs. 12,800