jin is able to sell a hand carved status for dollars675 which was a 35% profit over his cost.how much did the status original cost?
Let the original cost of the hand carved status be x dollars.
According to the problem, Jin sold the status for a 35% profit over his cost.
Therefore, selling price of the status = original cost + 35% profit on original cost
675 = x + 0.35x
675 = 1.35x
x = 500
Hence, the original cost of the hand carved status was $500.