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Grade 89 grade maths

by selling a ball for rs 39, a shopkeeper gains 30%.at what price should he sell it to gain 40%.

Profile image of Shubha Rashmi
9 Years agoGrade 8
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Profile image of Anshika Pattnaik
9 Years ago
Let cost price be xProfit = cost price * profit% = x * 30/100Selling price = cost price + profit = x + 30x/100 = 13x/10Acc. To ques.Selling price = 39 rs. 13x /10 =39x = 30rs.For 40% profit in selling price Cost price + 40%cost price 30 + 40*30/10030+1242rs.