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If an item is reduced by 20% of its price ! A person buys 25 more items for rs 1000 . what is the original price of the item ?
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- if the price is reduced by 20% and price of commodity is x then reduced price is 0.8x then
(1000/0.8x)-(1000/x)=25
solve it and x will be 10
- 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 20%of item x =x/5*25+=1000
x=200rs ans - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- let at first x items be bought with rs 1000.price of 1 item=1000/x. then we get to buy 25 more items. price of 1 item=1000/(25+x). according to the problem,
80% of (1000/x)=1000/(25+X)
solving we get x=100
therefore original price of the item=1000/100=10 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 25;
x(y+25)=1250;
x=25;y=25 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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