Question 27

The marked price of an article is Rs. 1500. A shopkeeper gives a discount of $$5\%$$ and still makes a profit of $$25\%$$. The cost price of the article is

The selling price is $$1500 \times 0.95 = 1425$$ rupees. Since this gives a $$25\%$$ profit, $$1.25 \times CP = 1425$$, so $$CP = 1140$$ rupees.

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