Ram bought two articles- A and B at a total cost of INR 8000/- He sold article A at 20% profit and article B at 12% loss. In the whole deal he made no gain and no loss. At what price should Ram have sold article B to make an overall profit of 25% 

  • INR 5200/-
  • INR 5800/-
  • INR 6400/-
  • INR 6250/-
  • INR 4260/-
  • Explanation:

    Let the cost price of article B = INR x

    ∴Cost price of article A = INR (8000-x)

    According to question,

    (8000-x)×120/100+x×88/100=8000

    960000-120x+88x=800000

    32x = 160000

    x=INR 5000/-

    For 25% profit,

    Selling price of article B = 5000×125/100

    =INR 6250/-

Ram bought two articles- A and B at a total cost of INR 8000/- He sold article A at 20% profit and a
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