Question
A shopkeeper sold an article at a discount of 13%. If he
had given a discount of 8.5% in place of 13%, then he would have earned Rs. 72 more. If the cost price of the article is 15% less than its marked price, then find the cost price of the article.Solution
Let the marked price of the article is Rs. ‘x’. According to the question; 0.915x – 0.87x = 72 Or, 0.045x = 72 Or, x = 72/0.045 = 1600 Cost price of the article = (85/100) × 1600 = Rs. 1360
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