Question

Sarita gives a discount of 15% on the sarees sold by her and still gets a profit of 131 %. What is the
cost price of a saree whose marked price is 3200?

Plz answer me fastly

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Answer 1

✬ C.P = Rs 2076.33 ✬

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

• Sarita gives a discount of 15 % on sarees.
• After giving discount she still gets a profit of 131 %.
• Marked price of saree is Rs 3200.

To Find:

• What is the cost price of saree ?

Solution: Discount given on saree is 15% of marked price. Therefore,

➟ Total discount given = 15/100 × 3200

➟ Discount = 15 × 32 = Rs 480

Now, finding the S.P of saree

★ Marked price = S.P + Discount ★

➟ 3200 = S.P + 480

➟ 3200 – 480 = S.P

➟ Rs 2720 = S.P

Now we have

• S.P = 2720
• Profit % = 131 %
• C.P = ?

To find C.P when S.P & profit % are given we use the following formula

★ C.P = 100/(100 + Profit %) × S.P ★

$\implies{\rm }$ C.P = 100/100 + 131 × 2720

$\implies{\rm }$ 100/131 × 2720

$\implies{\rm }$ 272000/131

$\implies{\rm }$ 2076.33

Hence, the cost price of sarees was Rs 2076.33