SOLUTION: The profit earned when an article is sold for Rs.78 is twice as much as when it is sold for Rs.69. Find the cost price of the article

Question 644445: The profit earned when an article is sold for Rs.78 is twice as much as when it is sold for Rs.69. Find the cost price of the article
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the price of the article
Let = the profit when the article
is sold for Rs. 69
given:
= the profit when article is
sold for Rs. 78
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(1)
(2)
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Subtract (1) from (2)
(2)
(1)

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Substitute this result back into (1) or (2)
(1)
(1)
(1)
The cost price was Rs. 60
check:
(2)
(2)
(2)
OK
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