SSC CGL 17 Aug 2021 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 62 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

By selling an article for

₹ 640

, a person loses

15 \%

of its selling price. At what price (in ₹) should he sell it to gain

15 \%

on its cost price?

Solution:

Given, SP = ₹ 640, Loss\%

=15

loss

=640 × \;{15}/{100}=96

∴ C P \;\; =\;\text " Loss "\;+ {SP}=96+640

{CP} \;\; =736

Now, to earn 15% profit on CP

=736 × \;{115}/{100}=846.40 .

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