A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sel…

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A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20% profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing prices of A and B respectivel…

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Option B. Rs. 250, Rs. 400. Answer & Solution Answer: Option B Solution: Let C.P. of clock A be Rs. x and that of clock B be Rs. (650 - x). Then, 120% of x = 75% of (650 - x) & 650 - x = 12075x & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, = 8/5x & 135x = 650 & x = ( 650 × 513 ) & \,\,\,\,\,\,\,…

A man purchases two clocks A and B at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sells A with 20% profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing prices of A and B respectively ?

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