Question
Mohan bought a new car from the showroom and after one
year he sold it to Shyam at a profit of 20 percent. Shyam sold the same car to Sumit at the loss of 30 percent. Finally Sumit paid Rs. 67200 for this car. At what price Mohan bought the car?Solution
Let us assume Mohan bought a car at price P Shyam purchase the car from Mohan at = P × (120/100) = 6P/5 Sumit purchase the car from Sumit at = (6P/5) × (70/100) = 84P/100 = (84P/100) = 67200 P = [(67200 × 100)/84] = 8000
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