A man sold his bicycle for rs. 405 losing one- tenth of its cost price. find: (i) its cost price:

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Solution

$s p = 405$ Rs.
Loss $= \frac{1}{10} \times c p$
Loss $= c p - s p$
$\frac{c p}{100} = c p - 405$
$\Rightarrow 405 = c p - \frac{c p}{10}$
$\Rightarrow 405 = \frac{9 c p}{10}$
$\Rightarrow c p = \frac{10 \times 405}{9} = 450$ Rs.

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