An item was bought at Rs X and sold at Rs Y thereby earning a profit of 15 Had the value of X been 1...........

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An item was bought at Rs. X and sold at Rs.Y, thereby earning a profit of 15%. Had the value of X been 15% less and the value of Y been Rs.52 less, a profit of 20% would have been earned, What was the value of X ?

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400

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Explanation:

x(1.15)=y———–1
x(0.85)(1.2)=y-52——————-2
Sub 1 in 2, and solve x
(1.15)x-(1.02)x=52
(0.13)x=52
x=400

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