Question

    Ravi purchased an article and marked it 75% above the

    cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 25% for Rs. 1575. What will be the selling price of the article if a discount of 20% is given?
    A Rs.1250 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs.1680 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs.1325 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs.1425 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let, cost price of the article is Rs. 100x Marked price = 1.75 × 100x = Rs. 175x Selling price of the article = 0.75 × 175x = Rs. 131.25x According to the question: 131.25x = 1575 So, x = 12 Desired selling price = 0.80 × 1.75 × 1200 = Rs. 1680

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