Question

On selling 17 balls at 720, there is a loss equal to the cost price of 5 balls. The cost price of a ball is??

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the cost price of a ball be Rs. x

Sp, The CP of 17 balls is Rs 17x

The CP of 5 balls is Rs 5 x

Since , loss = CP-SP

So , 5x =17x -720

On solving, we get

12x =720

that is , x =60

So the cost price of a ball is Rs .60.

Answer 2

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