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A person bought a car and sold it for ₹ 5,70,000. If he incurred a loss of 5%, how much did he spend to buying it?

The correct answer is
₹ 6,00,000

To determine how much the person spent on buying the car, we will use the formula for calculating loss percentage.

The formula for loss percentage is:

\(\text{Loss Percentage} = \left( \frac{\text{Cost Price (CP)} - \text{Selling Price (SP)}}{\text{Cost Price (CP)}} \right) \times 100\)

We know from the question:

  • Selling Price (SP) = ₹ 5,70,000
  • Loss Percentage = 5%

Rearranging the formula to find the Cost Price (CP), we get:

\(\text{CP} = \frac{\text{SP}}{1 - \frac{\text{Loss Percentage}}{100}}\)

Substitute the given values into the formula:

\(\text{CP} = \frac{5,70,000}{1 - \frac{5}{100}}\)

This simplifies to:

\(\text{CP} = \frac{5,70,000}{0.95}\)

Now, calculate the Cost Price:

\(\text{CP} = 6,00,000\)

Therefore, the person spent ₹ 6,00,000 to buy the car.

The correct answer is ₹ 6,00,000.

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  2. What is the value of 9% of 5500 + 2.4% of 1100 - 40% of 1600?

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