SP - CP - Discount - Marked Price

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The cost price of an article is C.P, the selling price is S.P and the marked price is M.P

  • Profit (Loss) = S.P – C.P
  • % Profit (Loss) = Profit (Loss)/C.P *100
  • Discount = M.P – S.P
  • % Discount = Discount/M.P * 100

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Question 1

Himanshu buys 100 shares of ABC corp at Rs 512 and sells them at 12% profit to Hemant. If Hemant sells the same shares at 25% loss what is his selling price?

Question 2

The price of an article is hiked up by 25% just before a sale. If the store offers a discount of x% on the marked up price, what is x if the selling price of the article remains unchanged?

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