Question

A retailer sold three cameras for rs 28500 and had a loss of 5%.find the cost price of each camera.

Answer 1

Answer:
`10000`

Explanation:

Let price of one camera is
`=x`

Price of 3 cameras
`=3x`

Total loss
`=5\%`

Hence The selling price
`=(1-0.05)*3x`

`0.95* 3x=28500\\\\x=(28500)/(0.95*3)\\\\x=10000`