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      Question

      A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 600 above its cost

      price and sold it after giving a discount of 20% and earned a profit of 30%. Find the cost price of the article
      A Rs. 900 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Rs. 970 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Rs. 960 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Rs. 990 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      Let cost price of the article is Rs. 100x So, 1.30 Ă— 100x = 0.80 Ă— (100x + 600) Or, 130x = 80x + 480 Or, 50x = 480 Or, x = 9.6 Cost price of the article = 100 Ă— 9.6 = Rs. 960

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