SOLUTION: A man bought 200 books. He sold 80 of them at a profit of 15% and the remaining at a profit of 50%. He realized Rs.27200 in total. What was his cost of books?
1; 18,000
2; 22,000
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Question 971283: A man bought 200 books. He sold 80 of them at a profit of 15% and the remaining at a profit of 50%. He realized Rs.27200 in total. What was his cost of books?
1; 18,000
2; 22,000
3; 20,000
4; 24,000
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let = the cost of the 200 books
= the cost of each book
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= the cost of the 80
books that he sold
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= his selling
price of the 80 books
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= his selling
price of the remaining books
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I can say:
answer is (3)
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