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The price of the table is 40% more than the price of a chair. By what percent price of a chair is less than the price of a table? - Mathematics and Statistics

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The price of the table is 40% more than the price of a chair. By what percent price of a chair is less than the price of a table?

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Let  ₹ x and  ₹ y be the price of a table and chair respectively.

The price of the table is 40% more than the price of a chair

∴ `("x" - "y")/"y" xx 100 = 40`

∴ `("x" - "y")/"y" = 40/100 = 2/5`

∴ `"x"/"y" - "y"/"y" = 2/5`

∴ `"x"/"y" - 1 = 2/5`

∴ `"x"/"y" = 1 + 2/5`

∴ `"x"/"y" = 7/5` ...........(i)

We need to find by how much percent is price of chair less than that of a table.

i.e. `(("x" - "y")/"x") xx 100 = ("x"/"x" - "y"/"x") xx 100`

= `(1 - "y"/"x") xx 100`

= `(1 - 5/7) xx 100` ................`[∵ "x"/"y" = 7/5]`

= `((7 - 5)/7) xx 100`

= `(2 xx 100)/7 = 28.57%`

∴ The price of chair is 28.57% less than the price of a table

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अध्याय 9: Commercial Mathematics - Exercise 9.1 [पृष्ठ १२४]

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बालभारती Mathematics and Statistics 2 (Commerce) [English] 11 Standard Maharashtra State Board
अध्याय 9 Commercial Mathematics
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