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      Question

      A shopkeeper marked an article Rs. 400 above the cost

      price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 20% and 15% respectively, and faces a loss of Rs. 160. Cost price of the article is:
      A Rs.1748 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      B Rs.1536 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      C Rs.1350 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
      D Rs.1400 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

      Solution

      ATQ, Let the cost price of the article be Rs. β€˜x’. Marked price of the article = Rs. 4x+400. According to the question: xβˆ’160=0.80Γ—0.85Γ—(x+400) xβˆ’160=0.68x+272 0.32x=432 x=1350

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