SOLUTION: A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. if he sold it for rs 12 more, he would have gained 10%. the cost price of the article is:

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Question 810760: A man sold an article at a loss of 20%. if he sold it for rs 12 more, he would have gained 10%. the cost price of the article is:
Answer by richwmiller(17219)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
.10x=12
x=120


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