A Cow and a carriage together cost Rs 5000 If by selling the horse at a profit of 10 and the ca...........

Quant (SSC) Profit and loss

A Cow and a carriage together cost Rs 5000. If by selling the horse at a profit of 10% and the carriage at a loss of 10% a total profit of 2.5% is made, then what is the cost price of the cow ?

Rs.3200

Rs.3125

Rs.4200

Rs.4320

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Explanation:

Let the CP of cow be Rs x then CP of carriage would be Rs (5000 -x)
SP of horse = 1.1x
SP of carriage = 0.9 (5000 – x)
1.1x × 0.9 (5000 – x) = 5000 × 1.025 = 5125
1.1x + 4500 – 0.9x = 5125
0.2x = 625
x = Rs 3125