By selling an article for Rs. 480 a person lost 20%. For how much shou...
The correct option is C.
To make a profit of 20%, he has to sell the article for Rs. 720.
When he sold it for 480 he had lost 20%. So 80% of the actual price is 480. Hence the actual price of the article is (480×100÷80) = 600. To make a profit of 20% we have to calculate 120×600÷100=720.
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By selling an article for Rs. 480 a person lost 20%. For how much shou...
Let CP=100
SP1=80
SP2=120
80 =480
=6
=120×6
=720.
By selling an article for Rs. 480 a person lost 20%. For how much shou...
Given:
Selling price of the article = Rs. 480
Loss percentage = 20%
To find:
Selling price to make a profit of 20%
Solution:
Let the cost price of the article be x.
As per the given data,
Selling price = Cost Price - Loss
480 = x - (20% of x)
480 = x - (0.2x)
480 = 0.8x
x = 480/0.8
x = Rs. 600
So, the cost price of the article is Rs. 600.
To make a profit of 20%, the selling price should be:
Selling price = Cost price + Profit
Selling price = x + (20% of x)
Selling price = 600 + (0.2*600)
Selling price = Rs. 720
Therefore, the person should sell the article for Rs. 720 to make a profit of 20%.
Hence, the correct answer is option (c) Rs. 720.