The printed price on a book is rs 400


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The printed price on a book is rs 400 a bookseller offers a 10% discouny on it if he still earns a profit of 12% then the cost price of the book is

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Solution :


Lets Rs x be the cost price of book.

Given, printed price = Rs 400

Bookseller offer discount of 10% = 0.1 × 400= Rs. 40

Therefore, new selling price = Rs. 360


Condition given : He still earn profit of 12%
.

x \times \frac{120}{100} = Rs. 360

   x = Rs. 360 \times \frac{100}{120} = Rs.300


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