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An article was sold for Rs. 250 with a profit of $ 5 \% $. What was its cost price?
Given:
Selling price of the article$=Rs. 250$.
Profit percentage $=5$%.
To do:
We have to find the cost price.
Solution:
Let the cost price of the article be $x$.
$Profit percent = \frac{SP-CP}{CP}\times100$
$5=\frac{250-x}{x}\times100$
$5x=(250-x)100$
$x=(250-x)20$
$x=250(20)-20x$
$x+20x=5000$
$21x=5000$
$x=\frac{5000}{21}$
$x=238$
Therefore, cost price of the article is Rs. 238.
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