Home›MPPSC Mains (Eng)›General Studies III›Part B: Science, Technology & Public Health›Unit 2: Computer Science›Mathematical Science: Numbers and its type, Methods of Unit Measurement, Equations and Factors, Profit loss, Percentage, Simple and Compound Interest, Ratio-Proportion›By selling a chair for ₹ 1564, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 15%.

By selling a chair for ₹ 1564, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 15%. Find the cost price of the chair.

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Mathematical Solution:

  • Selling Price (SP) = ₹ 1564
  • Loss Percentage = 15%
  • Cost Price (CP) Calculation:
    CP = [SP × 100] / [100 - Loss %]
    CP = (1564 × 100) / 85 = ₹ 1840

Answer: The cost price of the chair is ₹ 1840.

हिंदी में प्रश्न एवं आदर्श उत्तर

एक कुर्सी की बिक्री ₹ 1564 में करने पर, एक दुकानदार को 15% का नुकसान होता है। कुर्सी का क्रय मूल्य ज्ञात कीजिए।

हल:

  • विक्रय मूल्य (SP) = ₹ 1564
  • हानि (Loss %) = 15%
  • क्रय मूल्य (Cost Price) का सूत्र:
    CP = [SP / (100 - Loss %)] × 100
    CP = (1564 / 85) × 100 = 18.4 × 100 = ₹ 1840

उत्तर: कुर्सी का क्रय मूल्य ₹ 1840 है।

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