ibps-rrb-oa 2022 · Question 9 of 181

A shopkeeper sold a book at a loss of 10%. If he had sold the same book at a profit of 20%, then he would have earned Rs.150 more. Find the cost price of the book?

Profit and loss

Answer: C. c) Rs.500

Let the cost price of the book = x. x × 120/100 − x × 90/100 = 150; 30x = 150 × 100; x = 500. The cost price of the book = Rs.500.

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ibps-rrb-oa 2022 · Question 9 of 181

Profit and loss

Let the cost price of the book = x. x × 120/100 − x × 90/100 = 150; 30x = 150 × 100; x = 500. The cost price of the book = Rs.500.

Source: IBPS RRB Clerk Prelims 2022 Memory Based Paper Held on 07th August – English Version (Guidely) · memory-based

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