Question

By selling an article for ₹382.50 a man loses $15\%$. Cost price of the article is₹ ___.

Answer 1

S.P. of an article = ₹382.50
$\text{Loss}=15\%$

$C.P=\left(\frac{100}{100-loss\%}\right)\times S.P.$

$\Rightarrow \text{C.P.}=\left(\frac{100}{100-15}\right)\times 382.50$

$=₹450$