Question

a dealer purchased a washing machine for Rs 7660. He allows a discount of 12 percent on marked price and still gains 10 percent. find the marked price of the the machine.

Answer 1

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✼GIVEN✼

• Cost price of washing machine=7660
• discount on machine=12%
• gain on machine=10%

✼Find=the mark price of washing machine✼

• According to the question

✼SELLING PRICE OF WASHING MACHINE

⟶selling price=100+gain%*cost price

⟶selling price=100+10/100*7660

⟶selling price=110/100*7660

⟶selling price=11*766

⟶selling price=₹8426

let

• the Mark price of washing machine be X

⟶mark price - discount=selling price

⟶x-12%*x=8426

⟶x-12x/100=8426

⟶100x-12x/100=8426

⟶88x/100=8426

⟶88x=8426*100

⟶x=95.75*100

⟶x=₹9575

Hence,

• The Mark price of washing machine is ₹9575