Question
A shopkeeper increases the price of an article by 40%
and then provides a 25% discount on the marked-up price. If the final selling price of the article is ₹2,100, determine the marked price of the article.Solution
Let the original price of the article = 100x Marked Price of article after increasing by 40% = 140% of 100x = 140x Selling price after giving 25% discount = 75% of 140x = 105x 105x = 2100 X = 20 Marked price of the article = 140x = 2800
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