A shopkeeper sells 10% of his stock at 20% profit ans sells the remaining at a loss of 5%. He incurred an overall loss of Rs. 400. Find the total worth of the stock?  Options
A) 20000 B) 16000 C) 18000 D) 17000 E) 15000
Let the total worth of the stock be Rs. x.   The SP of 20% of the stock = 1/10 * x * 6/5 = 6x/50   The SP of 80% of the stock = 9/10* x * 0.95 = 171x/200   Total SP = 24x/200+171/200= 49x/50   Overall loss = x - 195/20050 = 5x/200   5x/200 = 400 =&gt; x = 16000   Answer:16000
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A shopkeeper sells 10% of his stock at 20% profit ans sells the remaining at a loss of 5%. He incurred an overall loss of Rs. 400. Find the total worth of the stock?