Home
Class 14
MATHS
A tradesman sold an article at a loss of...

A tradesman sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs. 100, there would have been a gain of 5%. The cost price of the article was:

A

Rs. 200

B

Rs. 25

C

Rs. 400

D

Rs. 250

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
C
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

A trade man sold an article at a loss of 20%. If the selling price had been increased by Rs.100, there would have been a gain of 55. What as the cost price of the article?

An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs. 9 more, there would have been a gain of 12 .5 % on it. The cost price of the article is :

An article was sold at a loss of 12% If it was sold for Rs. 360 more, then there would have been a gain of 6%. Find the cost price of the article.

An articale was sold at a loss of 12%. If it was sold for Rs 630 more, then there would have been a gain of 6%. Find the cost price of the article.

An article is sold at a loss of 10%. Had it been sold for Rs.90 more, there would have been a gain of 5%. The original sale price of the article (inRs. ) is