Question

what will be the cost price of an item if it is sold for Rs187 after a loss of 15%?

Answer 1

Let the cost be x

15% loss in selling price will be x-15%of x which is equal to 187

Going by above we have x-15x/100 = 187

100x-15x = 187*100

85x = 18700

x=18700/85 = 220/-

Answer 2

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