An article was sold for Rs 30 at a loss of 24%, what would
have been sale price, had it
been sold at 17% loss.

Rs. 32.77

Step-by-step explanation:

Finding cost price:

If cost = x:

SP at a loss of 17%:

x = ± 6i

step-by-step explanation:

x^2 = -36

take the square root of each side

sqrt(x^2) = sqrt(-36)

we know sqrt(ab) = sqrt(a) sqrt(b)

x = ±sqrt(36) sqrt(-1)

we know that sqrt (-1) = i

x = ± 6i