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 The owner of a hardware shop charges his customers 19% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs 10,115 for a machinery, what was the cost price of the machinery ?

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 The owner of a hardware shop charges his customers 19% more than the cost price. If a customer paid Rs 10,115 for a machinery, what was the cost price of the machinery ?

A). Rs. 7200

B). Rs. 8100

C). Rs. 8500

D). Rs. 8800


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Rs. 8500



Let the cost price of the machine be x 
Therefore, x + 19x/100 = 10115

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