Question

read sold a book for 48 Rupees at 4% loss what what its purchase price ​

Answer 1

Answer:

34.64 Ruppees.......

Answer 2

50 Rupees

Step-by-step explanation:

$let \: purchase \: price \: = rs \: x \\ loss \: \% = 4\ \: \% \\ loss = 4\% \: of \: x \\ = \frac{4}{100} \times x \\ = \frac{1}{25} \times x \\ = \frac{x}{25} \\ selling \: price = purcase \: price - loss \\ 48 = x - \frac{x}{25} \\ 48 = \frac{25x}{25} - \frac{x}{25} \\ 48 = \frac{24x}{25} \\ 48 \times \frac{25}{24} = x \\ 2 \times 25 = x \\ 50 = x \\ x = 50 \\ purchase \: price = rs \: 50$