SSC CPO SI and ASI 2016 Paper

Question : 112 of 200

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By selling an article at

3/ 4

of selling price, a trader incurred a loss of 10%. The profit/loss percentage, when it is sold at the original selling price is

Solution:

(1) Let the selling price of the articlebe 100 .
cost price of the article
cost price of the article

= { {3}/{4} × 100}/{100-10} × 100= {750}/{9}=Rs.{250}/{3}

When it is sold at selling price,profit percentage would be

{100- {250}/{3}}/{ {250}/{3}} × 100= {50}/{250} × 100=20 \%

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