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Jamila sold a table and a chair for ₹ 1050, thereby making a profit of 10% on a table and 25% on the chair. If she had taken profit of 25% on the table and 10% on the chair she would have got ₹ 1065. Find the cost price of each. [NCERT Exemplar]



Answer -

Let the cost price of the table be ₹ x
and the cost price of the chair by ₹ y.
The selling price of the table, when it is sold at a profit of 10%
 
110x + 125y = 105000
and 125x + 110y = 106500
On adding and subtracting these equations, we get
235x + 235y = 211500
and 15x – 15y= 1500
i.e., x + y = 900 …(iii)
and x – y = 100 …(iv)
Solving equation (iii) and (iv), we get
2x = 1000
x = 500
500 + y = 900
=> y = 900 – 500
y = 400
x = 500, y = 400
So, the cost price of the table is ₹ 500 and the cost price of the chair is ₹ 400.

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