Selling the article

If an article is sold at a gain of 6% instead of at a loss of 6%, then the seller gets 6 euros more. Find the cost price of the article.

Final Answer:

x =  50 eur

Step-by-step explanation:

r1=100%+6%=1+1006=1.06 r2=100%6%=11006=0.94  x r1=x r2+6 x 1.06=x 0.94+6  0.12x=6  x=0.126=50  x=50=50 eur



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