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Riya bought a laptop for Rs. (5200 +
x). She sold it to Aman at a profit of 10%. Aman sold it to Meena at a profit of 25%, and Meena sold it to Piyush at a profit of 30%. If Piyush paid Rs. 10,725 for the laptop, then find the value of 'x'.

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ATQ, 5200 x 1.10 1.25 1.30 10,725 Or, 5200 x 10725 1.7875 So, x 6000 - 5200 800 Therefore, the value of x is 800

A 500

B 400

C 800

D 1200

E None of these

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Riya bought a laptop for Rs. (5200 +
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