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Word Problem 17 ( Profit or loss in business)

Problem 17: A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it were sold for Rs 10 more, there would have been a gain of 10%. Find for how much the watch was sold.

a. Rs 45             b. Rs 40                      c. Rs 30                        d. Rs 60

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Solution:

Let Cost price of the watch is ‘y’ i-e

there is information that it was sold at 10% loss of CP

we know formula for loss;

So this is the sale price for given information !

if the watch was sold for Rs 10 more, then sale price would have been

And it is said that there would have been a profit of 10% of CP i-e

Now use formula for profit

put values

so,

hence,

So cost price of the watch  CP was Rs 50

so put this value of y in ;

So, the watch was sold for Rs 45

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