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      Question

      A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 700 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. 1120 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Rs. 1100 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Rs. 1130 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Rs. 1430 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 × 100x = 0.80 × (100x + 700) Or, 130x = 80x + 560 Or, 50x = 560 Or, x = 11.2 Cost price of the article = 100 × 11.2 = Rs. 1120

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