BA LLB Banaras Hindu University 2017 Solved Paper

Question : 119 of 170

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When an article is sold for ₹ 116 , the profit per cent is thrice as much as when it is sold for ₹ 92 .$ The cost price of the article is

Solution:

Let cost price

=₹\;{x}

According to the question

3[\;{92-x}/{x} × 100 \%]=(\;{116-x}/{x}) × 100 \%

3(92-x)=116-x

276-3 x=116-x, 2 x=160

x=80

∴

Cost Price

=

३ 80

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