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About LinkBacksA watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for $10 more, there would have been a gain of 10%. Find out how much the watch was for.
Answer is 55
A watch was sold at a loss of 10%. If it was sold for $10 more, there would have been a gain of 10%. Find out how much the watch was for.
Answer is 55
Call S the selling price and C the cost price.Originally Posted by Numzilla
Since it was sold at a loss of 10%, that means S = 0.9C (why?)
If it was sold for $10 more, there would have been a gain of 10%. So S + 10 = 1.1C (why?)
Solve these two equations simultaneously.
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