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Aptitude · Q462

Profit And Loss

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 462

Q462

Anil bought two articles A and B at a total cost of Rs. 10,000. He sold the article A at 15% profit and the article B at 10% loss. In the whole deal, he made no profit or no loss. Find the selling price of the article A.

A.
Rs. 4,500
B.
Rs. 5,400
C.
Rs. 4,600
Answer
D.
Rs. 4,200

Answer: Option C

Solution

Answer: Option C
Solution:
\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {}&{\text{A}}&{\text{B}} \\ {{\text{Cost price}} \to }&{20}&{{{10}_{ \times 3}}} \\ {{\text{Profit/Loss}} \to }&{ + 3}&{ - {1_{ \times 3}}} \\ {{\text{Sale price}} \to }&{23}&{{9_{ \times 3}}} \end{array}