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A dealer gets Rs 470 more if instead of selling a table at a loss of 10%, it is sold at a gain of 10%. Find the cost price of the table.

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Let Rs x be the CP of the table.Case I:Loss percentage = 10%Loss%=lossCP×100%10=lossx×100Lossx=110Loss=Rs x10Suppose that SP1 is the selling price when he incurs a loss of 10%.Loss=Rs x10CP-SP1= x10SP1=x-x10 =Rs 9x10Case II:Gain percentage = 10% Gain%=gainCP×100%10=gainx×100Gainx=110Gain =Rs x10Suppose that SP2 is the selling price when he makes gain of 10%.Now, SP2=gain+CPSP2=x10+x =Rs 11x10It is given that the differnce between the selling prices in both the case is Rs 470. Now, SP2-SP1=47011x10-9x10=4702x10=4702x=4700x=2350Therefore, the CP of the chair is Rs 2350.

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