A person incurs 5% loss by selling a watch for Rs 1140 At what price should the watch be sold to earn 5% profit?

Rs 1275

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Rs 1280

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Rs 1210

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Rs 1260

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Solution

The correct option is A Rs 1260
let the new S.P be rs x.then
(100-loss%) : (1 st S.P)=(100+gain%) (2nd S.P)
$\frac{100 - 5}{1140} = \frac{100 + 5}{x}$
$x = \frac{105 \times 1140}{95}$
$x = 1260 R s .$

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A person incurs 5% loss by selling a watch for Rs 1140 At what price should the watch be sold to earn 5% profit?

The correct option is A Rs 1260let the new S.P be rs x.then(100-loss%) : (1 st S.P)=(100+gain%) (2nd S.P)100−51140=100+5xx=105×114095x=1260Rs.

The correct option is A Rs 1260
let the new S.P be rs x.then
(100-loss%) : (1 st S.P)=(100+gain%) (2nd S.P)
$\frac{100 - 5}{1140} = \frac{100 + 5}{x}$
$x = \frac{105 \times 1140}{95}$
$x = 1260 R s .$