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Aptitude · Q113

True Discount

Competitive Exams · Aptitude · question 113

Q113

If the selling price of an article is 32% more than its cost price and the discount offered on its marked price is 12%, then what is the ratio of its cost price to the marked price?

A.
2 : 3
Answer
B.
4 : 5
C.
3 : 8
D.
1 : 2

Answer: Option A

Solution

Answer: Option A
Solution:

\begin{array}{*{20}{c}} {{\text{Cost price }}\,\,\,{\text{ Selling price }}\,\,\,{\text{ Marked price}}} \\ {{{25}_{ \times 2}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,:\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{33}_{ \times 2}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} \\ {\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{22}_{ \times 3}}\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,:\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,{{25}_{ \times 3}}} \\ {\overline {\,\,50\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,:\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,66\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,:\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,75\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,} } \end{array}