Question
A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs. 500 after offering
a discount of 20%. If he earned a profit of 25%, then find the ratio of cost price to the marked price, of the article.Solution
Marked price of the article = 500 ÷ 0.8 = Rs. 625 Cost price of the article = 500 ÷ 1.25 = Rs. 400 Required ratio = 400:625 = 16:25
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