The percentage profit earned by selling an article for rs. 1920 isequal to the percentage loss incurred by selling the same article for rs.1280. at what price should the article be sold to make 25% profit
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let cp of the article be x
profit =1920-x
profit%=(1920-x)/x
loss=x-1280
loss %=(x-1280)/x
(1920-x)/x=(x-1280)/x
2x=3200
x=1600
to make profit 25% sp should be=
(1600×125)/100=2000
profit =1920-x
profit%=(1920-x)/x
loss=x-1280
loss %=(x-1280)/x
(1920-x)/x=(x-1280)/x
2x=3200
x=1600
to make profit 25% sp should be=
(1600×125)/100=2000
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