Question

An article is sold at a loss of 5% If it is sold at ₹72 more, then there would be a profit of 4%. What is the actual price of the article?

पर्याय

• ₹500

• ₹600

• ₹700

• ₹800

Answer 1

₹800
Explanation :
Let the actual price of the article = x

then, at 5% loss, SP = `(100-5)/100xx x=(95x)/100`

at 4% profit, SP = `(100+4)/100xx x=(104x)/100`

According to given condition, `(95x)/100+72=(104x)/100`

⇒ `95x+ 7200=104x`
⇒ `9x=7200`
⇒ `x = ₹800`