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      Question

      A sells a watch to B at a profit of 33% and B sells it

      to C at a loss of 20%. If C pays โ‚น532, then what was the cost price for A?
      A โ‚น500 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B โ‚น800 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C โ‚น400 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D โ‚น600 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let the price at which A buys the watch is 100x. A sells the watch to B at 100x(1 + 33%) โ‡’ 133x B sells the watch to C at 133x(1 - 20%) โ‡’ 106.4x According to Question โ€“ 106.4x = 532 x = 5 100x = 500 I paid Rs. 500 for the watch.

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