Two thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of 6 while the rest at a loss of 3 If there was an ...........

Quant (SSC) Profit and loss

Two-thirds of a consignment was sold at a profit of 6% while the rest at a loss of 3%. If there was an over all profit of Rs. 1080, the value of the consignment was

25000

40000

35000

36000

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Explanation:

Let the value of consignment = x, then
SP = ?(2/3 × x × 106/100 + 1/6 × x × 97/100)
= ?(212x/300 + 97x/300)
= ?(309x /300)
Now, according to the question,
309x /300 - x = 1080
⇒ 9x /300 = 1080
∴ x = 1080 × 300 /9 = ? 36000