Home
Class 14
MATHS
An article is sold for र 300 at a profit...

An article is sold for र 300 at a profit of 20%. Had it been sold for र 235, the loss percentage would have been

A

`16%`

B

`3%`

C

`5%`

D

`6%`

Text Solution

Verified by Experts

The correct Answer is:
D
`₹ x` क्रयमूल्य (मान लिया)
x का `120%=300`
`implies x xx120=300xx100`
`implies x=(300xx100)/(120)`
`x=₹250`
`therefore%` हानि `=(250-235)/(250)xx100`
`=(15)/(2.5)=6%`
Promotional Banner

Similar Questions

Explore conceptually related problems

An article is sold at a profit 20% had it been sold for Rs 60 more, the profit would have been 30%. Find the CP

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

A machine is sold at a profit of 10% Had it been sold for Rs. 40 less, there would have been a loss of 10% . What was the cost price ?

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 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