a book has bern sold at 10% loss for Rs 36.what was its origional price?
Answer
To find the original price of the book, we need to determine the price of the book after a 10% loss.
Let's consider the original price as 'x'.
When a 10% loss is applied to 'x', the selling price becomes 90% (100% - 10%) of 'x'.
90% of 'x' can be calculated as (90/100) * x = 0.9x.
According to the given information, the book was sold at a loss for Rs 36.
So, we can set up the equation:
0.9x = Rs 36
To find 'x', we can solve this equation by dividing both sides by 0.9:
x = Rs 36 / 0.9
x = Rs 40
Therefore, the original price of the book was Rs 40.
(1-.10)X = 36
Solve for x.