Question

what is the cost of a bag of rice containing 50 kg ,if by selling it at RS 5.40 a kg , there is a loss of 10%

Answer 1

90% of x = 5.4 (100-10)
0.9x = 5.4
x = 6
cost price of 1 kg of rice is RS. 6
Then, cost of 50 kg would be 50*6 = 300
Therefore cost price for 50 kg of rice is RS 300