Question

Vinod sold a watch to Arun at a gain of 12% and Arun had to sell it to Manoj at a loss of 5%if Manoj paid Rs3990 for it, how much did Vinod pay for the watch?

Answer 1

Let Vinod Payed $Rs.x$.

Arun bought it for $112\%\times x=1.12x$

Manoj bought it for $95\%\times x=0.95x=Rs.3990⟹x=Rs.3,750$

Vinod Payed $Rs.3,750$.