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A man purchases two clocksA andB at a total cost of Rs. 650. He sellsA with 20% profit and B at a loss of 25% and gets the same selling price for both the clocks. What are the purchasing prices ofA and B respectively?
1. Rs. 550, Rs. 660
2. Rs. 250, Rs. 400
3. Rs. 378, Rs. 375
4. Rs. 300, Rs. 350

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Neeraj Jain  (10 years ago)

2) Rs. 250 , Rs. 400
Let CP of A be x so CP of B will be 650-x
Given that on selling A with 20% profit and selling B with 20% loss Sp would be equal.


So (120/100)*x = (75/100)*(650-x)

Solving above x==>250 and y=650-250 ==>400

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prawin kumar singh  (10 years ago)

Rs. 250, Rs. 400

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aayush  (10 years ago)

20% profit of 250 is 300 and 25% loss of 400 is 300 in this way answer is 250,400

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kanchana akurathi  (10 years ago)

given he got profit of 20% on A and loss of 25% on B for same selling price ....so
(100-loss%)*cpA100=(100+gain%)*cpB100.
75*cpA=120*cpB
=>cpAcpB=5/8;--------------(1)
from the first sentence
cpA+cpB=650----------------(2)
by solving both equations (1) and(2) we get cpA=250 and cpB=400.

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