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    Question

    Article ‘A’ and ‘B’ has equal cost prices.

    Article ‘A’ is marked up by 23.5% above its cost price and sold after giving some discount and there is a profit of 13.5% in the whole transaction. Article ‘B’ is marked up by amount equal to the discount offered on article ‘A’. The marked price of article ‘B’ is Rs. 3520. Find the selling price of article ‘A’.
    A Rs. 3658 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs. 3008 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs. 3632 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs. 4658 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Rs. 5658 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let, the cost price of article ‘A’ and ‘B’ be Rs. x Marked price of article ‘A’ = Rs. 1.235x Selling price of article ‘A’ = Rs. 1.135x Discount offered on article ‘A’ = 1.235x – 1.135x = Rs. 0.10x According to the question, 0.10x + x = 3520 => x = 3520/1.10 = Rs. 3200 Selling price of the article ‘A’ = 1.135x = Rs. 3632

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