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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?



July 07, 2005 04:45:11 #7
 Deepti   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


 
The correct answer for this is: 
Let CP =x 
!st SP =x+10%ofx=11x/10 
2nd SP =x-10%ofx =9x/10 
 
11x/10-9x/10=80 
x=400 
CP=400 
 
 
     

 

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