A person incurs a 10 % loss by selling a watch for Rs. 1800. At what price should the watch be sold to earn a 10 % profit? Friends…! Let the cost price of the watch be ₹ 100 The person incurs a loss of 10% by selling a watch, it means The selling price of watch on cost price 100 is = 100 - 10 =₹ 90. For 10% profit, the selling price has to be 100 + 10 = ₹ 110. Thus, the selling price has to be changed from ₹90 to ₹110 on watch cost of Rs. 100. On a selling price of Rs. 2280, the new selling price with 10% profit has to be = 2280 × 110 / 90 = 180 × 110/9 = 20×11 = 2200

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Arun · Answer

Let the new S.P be x, then (100 - loss%) : (1st S.P.) = (100 + gain%) : (2nd S.P.) 90/1800 = 110/x x = 110*20 = 2200 Rs

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