tanya bought 3 pigs for 250 rs each.she sold one at a loss of 10 %.at what % profit should she sell the remaining two pigs so as to gain 16% on the entire outlet?

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dev singh: tanya bought 3 pigs for 250 rs each.she sold one at a loss of 10 %.at what % profit should she sell the remaining two pigs so as to gain 16% on the entire outlet?

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September 12, 2015 at 3:22pm

Little Sky:Selling at a loss of 10% means selling at 90%.[deqn]250\mathsf{rs}\times90\%=225\mathsf{rs}[/deqn][deqn]250\mathsf{rs}\times2\times\left( 1+x \right)+225\mathsf{rs}=250\mathsf{rs}\times3\times1.16[/deqn][deqn]x=0.29=29\%[/deqn]
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