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Rajesh sold his scooterto rahim at 8percent losss and rahim,in turn ,sold the same scooter to prem at 5 percent gain. if prem paid rs.14490for the scooter;find: the S.P and C.P of the scooter for rahim and the S.P and C.P of the scooter for rajesh

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Gain\%=fracsp-cpcp	imes 100\*Loss\%=fraccp-spcp	imes 100\* Also,;the;cp;for;Rahim;is;equal;to;sp;for;rajesh\* sp;for;rahim=cp;for;prem=14490\*Let;sp;for;rajesh;be;x\* sp;for;rajesh=cp;for;rahim=x\*Let;cp;for;rajesh;be;y\* For;loss;of;8\%\* 8=fracy-xx	imes 100\*On;simplfying;we;get,\*Rightarrow x=frac100y108\*For ;5\%;gain,\*5=frac14490-xx	imes 100\* Now,;put;value of;x;from;above;equation,;we;get\* 5=frac14490-frac100y108frac100y108\*On;solving;this;we;get,\* y=frac1564920105=14904Rightarrow y=14904\* Now;put;value;of;y;in;x=frac100y108\*Rightarrow x=13800\*Hence,;the;sp;=14490- ;and;cp;=13800-;of;the;scoote; for;rahim;and;the;sp;=13800-;and;cp=14904-;of;the;scooter;for;rajesh.

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