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    Question

    Shopkeeper sold an article after allowing two successive

    discounts of 12% and 18%, respectively. If instead of a single discount, he had sold it after allowing a single discount of 27%, the shopkeeper would've earned an additional profit of Rs. 1344. Find the marked price of the article.
    A 150000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 160000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 155000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 175000 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the marked price of the article be Rs. 100X ATQ. 100x × 0.73 = 100x ×0.88 ×0.82 + 1344 Or 73x = 72.16x + 1344 Or, 0.84x = 1344 x=1260/.84=1600 The marked price of the article is 1600×100. =160000rs

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