Question
An article is sold for Rs. 480 at 20% loss. If this
article was sold at 12.5% profit, what would have been its selling price?Solution
Given, SP = Rs. 480, Loss% = 20% Then, => CP = SP/(1 β (loss%100)) => CP = 480/(1 β 20/100) = 480/0.8 => CP = Rs. 600 Hence, The required selling price = CP Γ (1 + (profit%/100)) = 600 Γ (1 + 12.5/100) = Rs.675