A shopkeeper offered a discount of 15% on the labelled price. By sell…

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A shopkeeper offered a discount of 15% on the labelled price. By selling an article for Rs. 340 after giving discount he earned a profit of 131/3 % . What would have been the percent profit earned if no discount was off…

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Option D. 331/3. Answer & Solution Answer: Option D Solution: & S .P . = Rs .340 & Let marked price be Rs . x . & Then, & = 85\% of x = 340 & x = ( 340 × 10085 ) = 400 & Cost Price & = Rs . ( 100 × 3340 × 340 ) & = Rs . 300 . & Now, C .P . = Rs . 300 & S .P . = Rs . 400 & Required profit \% & =…

A shopkeeper offered a discount of 15% on the labelled price. By selling an article for Rs. 340 after giving discount he earned a profit of 131/3 % . What would have been the percent profit earned if no discount was offered?

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