A purchased certain goods and sold them to B at a profit of $20$ %. B sold the goods to C at a loss of $30$ % for Rs. $9, 000$ . The purchase price for A was

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Let purchase price for $A$ be $x$ .
Given that, Purchased price of $B = 120 % \times x = 1.2 x$
And Purchased price of $C = 70 % \times 1.2 x ⟹ R s .9000 = 1.2 x ⟹ x = 10, 714.28$
Purchase price for $A$ $= R s .10, 715$ (approx).

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A purchased certain goods and sold them to B at a profit of 20%. B sold the goods to C at a loss of 30% for Rs. 9,000. The purchase price for A was

Let purchase price for A be x.Given that, Purchased price of B=120%×x=1.2xAnd Purchased price of C=70%×1.2x⟹Rs.9000=1.2x⟹x=10,714.28Purchase price for A =Rs.10,715(approx).

A purchased certain goods and sold them to B at a profit of $20$ %. B sold the goods to C at a loss of $30$ % for Rs. $9, 000$ . The purchase price for A was

Let purchase price for $A$ be $x$ .
Given that, Purchased price of $B = 120 % \times x = 1.2 x$
And Purchased price of $C = 70 % \times 1.2 x ⟹ R s .9000 = 1.2 x ⟹ x = 10, 714.28$
Purchase price for $A$ $= R s .10, 715$ (approx).