A shopkeeper who deals in books sold a book at 16% loss. Had she charged an additional Rs.60 while selling it , her profit would have been 14%. Find the cost price, in rupees, of the book.

• Assume cost price as 100
  If 16% loss, then the S.P is 84
  The total profit is 14%
  then the selling price is 114
  from ques if we add Rs.60 to the loss S.P we get 14% as profit
  then the 16%+14%=30%
  30% is 60 then 100 is,
  (60/30)*100=200
  Ans:200
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• Loss=16%
  So sp=84*cp/100
  when 60 is added to it then there is a gain of 14%
  84*cp/100+60=114*cp/100
  On solving it we get cp=200
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