By selling a pen for Rs.15, a man loses one sixteenth of what it costs him.The cost price of the pen is
A. Rs. 16 B. Rs. 18
C. Rs. 20 D. Rs. 21

• Let c.p=16,6 1/16*16=1 (1/16 of costprize) and 16-1=loss which is =15(s.p). So ans is a (16).
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(1)
• Let c.p=16,6 1/16*16=1 (1/16 of costprize) and 16-1=loss which is =15(s.p). So ans is a (16).
• 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
• Ans=Rs.16
  Given SP=Rs.15
  According to question, 15=CP-CP/16 (since he loses 1/16th of CP)
  CP=Rs. 16
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• ans. 18
  x/6=x-15
  x=3
  15+3=18
• 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(7)
• cost price=x
  selling price=15
  loss=cp-sp
  so 1/16*x=x-15
  15x=240
  x=90
  so option A
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
• x-15=x/16
  x=16
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• sp = 15, loss = cp/16,
  loss = cp - sp => cp/16 = cp -15 , => cp= cp*16 - 15*16;
  => 15*cp = 240;
  cp = 16;
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)