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Step-by-step explanation:
s.p × c.p/total = 900× 10/100 = 9/10
Answer:
Given:-
By selling an article for ₹900, a person lost 10%. Find the C.P. of the article.
To Find:-
C.P. of the article.
Note:-
●》C.P. usually means cost price, at which amount the article is purchased and S.P. means selling price, at which amount the article is Sold ( Here, At ₹900 the article is sold so it is S.P. ).
●》To find C.P. ( as loss percentage is given ) = S.P. × 100 / 100 - Loss percentage
●》For checking, if we multiply the loss percentage with C.P. and the sum subtracted to C.P. , it must be = S.P.
Solution:-
S.P. ( Selling price ) = ₹900, Loss percentage = 10
☆ According to note second point ( C.P. = S.P. × 100 / 100 - loss percentage )~
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☆ After doing both numerator and denominator calculations~
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☆ After doing calculations ( dividing )~
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Checking:-
♤ Acoording to note third point ( for checking)~
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• ₹1000 × 10%
♤ As percentage is there, so the number denominator will be 100.
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♤ So the calculations is ₹100 and now let's subtract with C.P. and check is it same as price of S.P. ? So~
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Yes!
Hence, proved that C.P. = ₹1000
Answer:-
The C.P. of the article is = ₹1000.
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