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By selling a book for Rs 50, a shopkeeper suffers a loss of 10%. The cost price of the book is Rs 60.

False


Given, SP = 50 and loss percent = 10%


⇒ Loss% = × 100%


⇒ Loss% = × 100


⇒ 10 CP = 100CP –SP×100


⇒ 90CP = 5000


⇒ CP =


= 55.55


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