Question
A shopkeeper made a profit of 35% by selling an article
for Rs. 4050. If he had sold it after allowing a discount of 12% on its selling price, then find the profit that the shopkeeper would’ve made in this transaction.Solution
Cost price of the article = 4050 ÷ 1.35 = Rs. 3000 New selling price of the article = 4050 × 0.88 = Rs. 3564 New profit = 3564 – 3000 = Rs. 564
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