Question

selling a motorcycle for rupees 23000 a dealer games 15% find its cost price please

Answer 1

Answer:20000

Let CP of bike was X

ATQ

X +X×15/100 =23000

115X/100= 23000

X= 2300000/115

X=20000

Answer 2

Answer:

20000

Step-by-step explanation:

let say cost price = c

gain a = 15%

gain = (15/100)c = 0.15c

selling price = cost price + gain

= c +0.15c

=1.15c

1.15c = 23000

c = 23009/1.15

c = 20000