Question
A shopkeeper sold an article after giving a discount of
22% and made a profit of Rs.22. Find the difference between the marked price and selling price of the article if cost price of the article is Rs.680.Solution
Selling price of the article = 680 + 22 = Rs.702 Marked price of the article = 702/0.78 = Rs.900 Required difference = 900 – 702 = Rs.198
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