Word Problem - Profit/Loss

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Word Problem - Profit/Loss

by sukhman » Fri Oct 18, 2013 8:48 pm
Sam sold his bag at a loss of 6%. Had he sold it for $42 he would have made a profit of 8% . Find the cost price of the bag.
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by theCodeToGMAT » Fri Oct 18, 2013 10:57 pm
sukhman wrote:Sam sold his bag at a loss of 65. Had he sold it for $42 he would have made a profit of 8% . Find the cost price of the bag.
Please check the question.. seems something is missing
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