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An article is bought from Jaipur for ₹ 4,800 and is sold in Delhi for ₹ 5,820. If ₹ 1,200 is spent on its transportation, etc., find the loss or the gain as percent.

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Answer

Given:

C.P. of an article = ₹ 4,800

Cost spent on transportation, etc. = ₹ 1,200

Total C.P. = ₹ 4,800 + ₹ 1,200

= ₹ 6,000

S.P. of the article = ₹ 5,820

(∵ C.P. is greater than S.P., means article is sold at loss.)

Loss = C.P. - S.P.

= ₹ 6,000 - ₹ 5,820

= ₹ 180

Loss %=LossC.P.×100%=1806000×100%=18,0006000%=3%\text{Loss \%} = \dfrac{\text{Loss}}{\text{C.P.}} \times 100\%\\[1em] = \dfrac{180}{6000} \times 100\%\\[1em] = \dfrac{18,000}{6000}\%\\[1em] = 3\%

Hence, article is sold at a loss of 3%.

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