Two items bought for a total, sold at different gain percents with a given overall gain: cost of one
The same question, asked 2 times: CDS 2 2017*, CDS 2 2021. Every wording below, oldest first.
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Question 1
CDS 2 2017
30Ram buys 4 chairs and 9 stools for Rs. 1,340. If he sells chairs at 10% profit and stools at 20% profit, he earns a total profit of Rs. 188. How much money did he have to pay for the chairs ?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
CDS 2 2021
43A person bought a chair and a table for Rs. 750. He sold the chair at a gain of 5% and the table at a gain of 20%. He gained 16% on the whole. What is original cost of table ?Tap an option to check your answer.