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A sells a car to B at a gain of 10 and B again sells it to C at a profit of 5 If C pays Rs4 06 000 t...........

Quantitative Aptitude (CHSL) Profit and loss

A sells a car to B at a gain of 10% and B again sells it to C at a profit of 5%. If C pays Rs4,06,000 to B, what is the cost price of

the car for A? (Consider integral part only)

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SSC CHSL 9th June 2022 Shift-1

Rs3,50,000

Rs3,68,950

Rs3,51,515

Rs4,51,515

- C pays Rs. 4,06,000 to B. To find B's cost price, calculate the selling price minus the profit percent.

- B sells to C at a 5% profit.

- B's cost price = 4,06,000 / 1.05 = Rs. 3,86,666.67 (approximately)

- A sold the car to B with a 10% gain:

- A's cost price = 3,86,666.67 / 1.10 = Rs. 3,51,515.15

- Consider the integral part of A's cost price, which is Rs. 3,51,515.

- Option 3: Rs. 3,51,515 is correct as it matches the calculated value.

Option 3: Rs. 3,51,515 is the cost price for A. .

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