A camel and a cart together cost Rs 5000 If by selling the camel at a profit of 10 and the cart...........

Quantitative Aptitude ( CCS) Profit and loss

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

Rs. 4500

Rs. 3125

Rs. 3000

Rs. 2100

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Explanation:

Solution:
Let the cp of the camel and the cart be x and (8000-x) resp.
sp of camel = 1.1x
sp of cart = 0.9(5000-x)
Therefore ,
1.1x * 0.9(5000 – x) = 5000 * 1.025
=> x = Rs. 3125