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By selling a product a seller is gaining 10% on selling price. If he sells that product Rs.80 less, he would have been losing 10%. What is the cost price?



June 06, 2005 05:22:31 #3
 rajasekaran   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE:

By selling a product a seller is gaining 10% on selling price. If he sells that product Rs.80


 
answer :- 
 
the cost of this is:- 
 
total percentage is = 100%. 
but loss is = 10% 
so (100-10)% = 90%. 
the cot sold is =Rs. 80 
then 
= ( 90*80) / 100 
=Rs.72
     

 

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