Profit on the dead (a) A man bought two books for Rs 1040. He sold one at a loss of 15% and other at a profit of
36%
then he found that each book was sold for the same price. Find the cost price of each book.

640 and 400

Step-by-step explanation:

Cost of books: x and 1040 -x

x sold at a loss of 15%= 0.85 x

1040 -x sold at  a profit of 36% = (1040 - x)*1.36

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

step-by-step explanation:

notice that the equation you are given has -2 (negative 2) on the right side, not 2. when you subtract 5 from a number n, you are finding the difference between the number and 5.

the difference between a number and 5 is -2.

answer:   expression= p+p*d%

price reduction + sale price = $625

sale price: $p+$p*d%

where d% is the percentage of discount

step-by-step explanation:

original price = p

price went down by $150 price reduction $p*d%

sale price= $ 475

therefore the price before sale is: $625

and the expression that shows the price before sale is: p+p*d%