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UPSC Prelims

Mathematics

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Profit, Loss and Discount / लाभ, हानि और छूट

Q23 2014, Profit, Loss and Discount

If Sohan, while selling two goats at the same price, makes a profit of 10% on one goat and suffers a loss of 10% on the other

यदि सोहन दो बकरियों को एक ही दाम पर बेचकर, एक बकरी पर 10% लाभ कमाता है और दूसरी पर 10% हानि भुगतता है, तो

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Let the selling price of each goat be Rs. x.

CP of the goat on which there is a profit of 10%

CP of the goat on which a loss of 10% is incurred

Total cost price of the two goats = rs.

⸪ Cost price is greater than selling price

⸫ Total loss incurred =

Loss % = = 1%

Alternate Method

Loss percentage = = 1%

Hence, option (c) is correct.

Let the selling price of each goat be Rs. x.

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⸪ Cost price is greater than selling price

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Loss % =  = 1%

Alternate Method

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Q 23. 2014, Profit, Loss and Discount

Mathematics

यदि सोहन दो बकरियों को एक ही दाम पर बेचकर, एक बकरी पर 10% लाभ कमाता है और दूसरी पर 10% हानि भुगतता है, तो

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यदि सोहन दो बकरियों को एक ही दाम पर बेचकर, एक बकरी पर 10% लाभ कमाता है और दूसरी पर 10% हानि भुगतता है, तो

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