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On selling 17 balls at Rs. 720, there is a loss that is equal to the cost price of 5 balls. Then what is the cost price of a single ball?

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Rs.60

Rs.52

Rs.70

Rs.700

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Concept: Let the cost price of a ball be x.
Cost of selling 17 balls is 720 with a loss equal to the cost of 5 balls.

We get this relation because by selling these 17 balls at Rs. 720 there is a loss of cost of 5 balls.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/aHYDP3F4nwQKolBeEdeBCBPJMNm6xcJHndTxoxH_IKX7hT9UxPyFakg6BNuowuOt8cgzGiE56gnMM3mLQUSBdsdbIJdx0xGnxXLiclvN2g6vWStrPr6mNRm5qlPYIEqFgNFwlXEUULQtK8vJ0ouy

Hence, the correct answer is option 1) Rs.60

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