Question

Selling prices of the commodity in both the cases.
A man buys a plot of land at * 3,60,000. He sells one third of the plot at a loss of 20%. Again, he sells
two-thirds of the plot left at a profit of 25%. At what price should he sell the remaining plot in order to
get a profit of 10% on the whole?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Rs3,96,000

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost price of plot =Rs 3,69,000

C.P of

3

1

of plot =Rs

3

1

×360000

=Rs 1,20,000

C.P=Rs 1,20,000

Loss %=20%

S.P=

100

100−loss%

×C.P=

100

100−200

×120000

=Rs 96000

C.P of

3

1

of plot =Rs 120000

Gain %=25%

S.P=

100

100+gain%

×C.P=

100

100+25

×120000

=Rs 150000

Gain % on whol;e =10%

C.P=Rs 3,60,000

S.P=

100

100+gain%

×C.P=

100

100+10

×360000

=Rs3,96,000