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By selling a watch at a profit of 10 percent, a man got Rs 15 more than half its price. What is the price of the watch?
a) 10 b) 15 c) 25 d) 5

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let x be the price of the watch, then selling price is 110x/100=11x/10
11x/10=15+x/2, solve for x
ans is 25
12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(11) No(1)

Let , Price be x.
Selling price=11x/10.
according to question,
11x/10=x/2+15
=>x=25
so, price=25
12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(4) No(0)
first c.p. = 25 than s.p. = 27.5
and half of price is 12.5+15 = 27.5
12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(4)

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