Question

Q1.a man sold a fountain pen Rs 125 his profit was 30% of his original pirchase price what was his purchase price.
Q.2find the selling price of piece of furniture whose cost of production is Rs 1400 and percentage markup is 35% what is the amount of profit

Answer 1

1)Let the original price be ₹x
Now ,
According to question
=> x×130/100 =125
=>x=( 125×100)/130…(do the calculation)
2)SP=CP×(100+profit%)/100=1400×135/100=₹1890

Answer 2

Q.1 answer is 87.5 Rs.

original price=125-{(125×30)/100}
=125-37.5
=87.5 Rs.

Q.2 answer is 1890 Rs.

selling price =1400+{(1400×35)/100}
=1400+490
=1890 Rs.

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