Question 69

After offering a discount of 20% on an article, a trader earned a profit of 20%.If the cost price is ₹300, then what will be the selling price of the article after offering a discount of 25%?

Solution

A/c to question , after offering a discount of 20% on an article, a trader earned a profit of 20%.If the cost price is ₹300. Let cost price be c and marked price be m.

$$\frac{80}{100} \times m = \frac{120}{100} \times 300$$

m = 450

The selling price of the article after offering a discount of 25% = $$\frac{75}{100} \times 450$$ = 337.5

So , the answer would be option d)₹337.5


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