A man sold a pendrive at a profit of 16%. Had the pendrive been bought at 10% less price and sold for Rs.28 less; the man would have had a profit of 25%. Find the cost price of the pendrive.

Rs.960

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Rs.880

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Rs.800

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Solution

The correct option is C
Rs.800

$1.25 \times (0.9 x) = 1.16 x - 28$

$x = R s .800$

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A man sold a pendrive at a profit of 16%. Had the pendrive been bought at 10% less price and sold for Rs.28 less; the man would have had a profit of 25%. Find the cost price of the pendrive.

The correct option is C Rs.800 1.25×(0.9x)=1.16x–28 x=Rs.800

The correct option is C
Rs.800

$1.25 \times (0.9 x) = 1.16 x - 28$

$x = R s .800$