Sreenivas sells a table to Shiva at 10% profit and Shiva sells it to Mahesh at 10% loss. At what price did Sreenivas purchase the table if Mahesh paid Rs. 2178?	Choose the correct answer.
A) 2228 B) 2771 C) 2200 D) 2877 E) 1112
Explanation:   Let the cost price of table for Sreenivas be Rs. x and given that, cost price of table for Mahesh = Rs. 2178.   =&gt; (90%) of (110%) of x = Rs. 2178.   =&gt; (90/100)(110/100)x = 2178   =&gt; x = (2178 * 100)/(9 * 11)   =&gt; x = Rs. 2200   Answer:2200
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Sreenivas sells a table to Shiva at 10% profit and Shiva sells it to Mahesh at 10% loss. At what price did Sreenivas purchase the table if Mahesh paid Rs. 2178?