Book Maths Puzzle

When an item is sold for Rs. 18,700, the owner loses 15%. At what price should that plot be sold to get a gain of 15%?

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cp=100/(100-loss%)*sp
100/(100-15)*18700
22000
sp=100+gain%/100*cp
100+15/100*22000
25300rs
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