A shopkeeper sold article A at a profit of and article B at a loss of , thus making an overall profit of Rs.. If he had sold at article A at an loss and article B at an profit, he would have suffered a loss of Rs.. Find the sum (in Rs.) of the cost prices of article A and article B.
A shopkeeper sold article A at a profit of and article B at a loss of , thus making an overall profit of Rs.. If he had sold at article A at an loss and article B at an profit, he would have suffered a loss of Rs.. Find the sum (in Rs.) of the cost prices of article A and article B.
Solution
✅ Correct Option: 1
Let cost price of article A =
Cost price of Article B =
From the given statements,
Solving this equations, we get ,
Cost price of article A = = Rs.
Cost price of article B = = Rs.