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    Question

    A shopkeeper bought article β€˜A’ for Rs. β€˜x’ and

    marked it 25% above its cost price and sold it for Rs. 4000. Marked price of article β€˜B’ is Rs. 800 more than that of article β€˜A’ while selling price of article β€˜B’ is Rs. 200 more than that of β€˜A’. Find the cost price of article β€˜A’ if article β€˜B’ is sold at a discount of 20%.
    A Rs. 3500 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Rs. 3760 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Rs. 3860 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D Rs. 3560 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Selling price of article β€˜B’ = 200 + 4000 = Rs. 4200 Marked price of article β€˜B’ = 4200/0.80 = Rs. 5250 Marked price of article β€˜A’ = 5250 – 800 = Rs. 4450 Cost price of article β€˜A’ = 4450/1.2 = Rs. 3560

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