By selling 90 ball pens for Rs.160 a person loses 20%.The number of ball pens, which should be sold for Rs.96 so as to have a profit of 20% is.
By selling 90 ball pens for Rs.160 a person loses 20%.The number of ball pens, which should be sold for Rs.96 so as to have a profit of 20% is.
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Answered by
Rith on
2018-01-22 07:20:58 | Votes
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# 36 pens
Sp of 90 pens =160 RS.
Sp of1 pen =160/90
Cp = 160*100/(90*80)=20/9
Profit on CP=20%
Now let x pen have been bought
Cp for x pens =96*100/120
Now
20/9=96*100/(120*x)
x=36
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