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The profit earned by selling a chocolate for..............At what price should the chocolate be sold to make 25% profit?

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The profit earned by selling a chocolate for Rs. 900 is double the loss incurred when the same chocolate is sold for Rs. 490.
At what price should the chocolate be sold to make 25% profit?

posted Oct 6, 2020 by Chahat Sharma

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2(x-490)=900-x
x=626.67 which is tha actual prize of chocolate
for having 25% it should be sold at 626.67x1.25=Rs 783.33

answer Oct 6, 2020 by Gangadharan Kv



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