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A man buys a cycle for Rs.1400 and sells it at a loss of 15%. What is the selling price of the cycle?
A. Rs. 1090 B. Rs. 1160
C. Rs. 1190 D. Rs. 1202

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option c: 1190

Loss%= loss/cp*100
loss = loss%*cp/100
= 15*1400/100
= 210
selling price = cp-loss
= 1400-210
= 1190
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selling price=((100-%loss)/100)*cost price
sp=((100-15)/100)*1400
sp
1190
9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
sp =100-loss%*cp/100;
sp=100-15*1400/100
sp=85*14=1190
9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)

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b.Rs 500
c.Rs 400
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