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By selling an article for Rs.704; a person loses 12%. Find his cost price and the loss.

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By selling an article for Rs.704; a person loses 12%. Find his cost price and the loss.

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S.P. of an article = Rs.704

Loss = 12%

C.P. =`100/((100-"Loss"%))xx"S.P."`

`=100/((100-12))xx"Rs."704`

= Rs.`100/88xx704`

= Rs.100 × 8 = Rs.800

Loss = C.P. − S.P.

= Rs.800 − Rs.704

= Rs.96

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पाठ 8: Profit, Loss and Discount - Exercise 8 (B) [पृष्ठ ९३]

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सेलिना Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
पाठ 8 Profit, Loss and Discount
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