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    Devesh sells his car to Pranav at a profit of 20% who

    sells it to Hemraj at a loss of 20%. Hemraj, after finding some scratches in the car, returns it to Pranav, but Pranav deducted┬а th of the amount he got while giving the money back to Hemraj. Find HemrajтАЩs loss (in Rs.) in the transaction if Devesh bought the car for Rs. 3,50,000.
    A 57,000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 42,000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 37,500 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 39,300 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let DeveshтАЩs C.P = Rs. 100 DeveshтАЩs S.P = PranavтАЩs C.P = Rs. 120 Then, PranavтАЩs S.P = HemrajтАЩs C.P = 80% of 120 = Rs. 96 After deduction, HemrajтАЩs loss┬а =1/8├Ч 96 = 12 When Devesh pays Rs. 100, HemrajтАЩs loss was Rs. 12 When Devesh paid Rs. 3,50,000, HemrajтАЩs loss = 12/100┬а ├Ч 3,50,000 = Rs. 42,000

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