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Question
John sells a bat for ₹ 75 and suffers a loss of ₹ 8. The cost price of the bat is ______.
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Solution
John sells a bat for ₹ 75 and suffers a loss of ₹ 8. The cost price of the bat is 83.
Explanation:
Given, SP of bat = ₹ 75 and loss = ₹ 8
We know that, CP = SP + Loss = 75 + 8 = ₹ 83
Hence, the cost price of the bat is ₹ 83.
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