Practicing Success
A shopkeeper sells a book at a loss of 40 percent. Had he sold the book for Rs. 120 more, then he would have suffered a loss of 10 percent. To earn a profit of 10 percent, what should be the selling price of the book? |
Rs. 400 Rs. 440 Rs. 500 Rs. 650 |
Rs. 440 |
Direct concept = Loss% - loss% = Given more rupees 40% - 10% = 120 30% of CP = 120 110% of CP = 440 |