Aditya sold TV to Sanjay at 12 % more than CP. If Sanjay paid Rs., 17696 for that TV then what was o

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Aditya sold $TV$ to Sanjay at $12 \%$ more than the $CP.$ If Sanjay paid $Rs.\, 17696$ for that $TV$ then what was the original price of the $TV$ in $Rs.$?

A

$15500$

B

$15820$

C

$15520$

D

$15800$

Solution

Let $CP$ be $Rs. 100$ Then $SP =$ $Rs.$ $112 .(12 \%$ more than $CP )$ $\Rightarrow$ Now if $SP =$ $Rs. 17696$

Then by unitary method:

$\Rightarrow C P=\frac{100}{112} \times 17696=R s .15800$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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