Car repair
John bought a car for a certain sum of money. He spent 10% of the cost on repairs and sold the car for a profit of Rs. 11000. How much did he spend on repairs if he made a profit of 20%?
Correct answer:
Tips for related online calculators
Our percentage calculator will help you quickly and easily solve a variety of common percentage-related problems.
Do you have a linear equation or system of equations and are looking for its solution? Or do you have a quadratic equation?
Do you have a linear equation or system of equations and are looking for its solution? Or do you have a quadratic equation?
You need to know the following knowledge to solve this word math problem:
algebrabasic operations and conceptsUnits of physical quantitiesGrade of the word problem
Related math problems and questions:
- PC and laptop
A person spent Rs 50000 to purchase a desktop computer and a laptop computer. He sold the desktop at a 20% profit and the laptop at a 10% loss. If, overall, he made a 2% profit, then find the purchase price, in rupees, for the desktop. - A man 21
A man sells a bicycle at a profit of 25%. Had he bought it at a price less by 25% and sold it at 250 euro less then also he could have made a profit of 25%. Find cost price. - Roland 2
Roland sold his watch at a 15% loss. If he had sold it for 210 USD more, he would have made a profit of 20%. Find the cost of price of the watch. - Cost and profit
Find the cost of goods that sold for P800.00 and which profit of 25% was made on cost. - 3 gifts
Chad had 30 dollars to spend on 3 gifts. He spent 9 1/4 dollars on gift A and 3 4/5 dollars on gift B. How much money did he have left for gift C? - The profit 6
A man sells an article at a profit of 20%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold for $5 less, he would have gained 25%. Find the cost price of the article. - Michael 9
Michael purchased an old scooter for Rs 12000 and spent Rs 2840 on its overhauling. Then he sold it to his friend Rs 13860 . How much per cent did he gain or lose?
