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A shopkeepers marks the price of an article at 640 find the cost price if articles allowing a discount of 10%he still gain 20% on the cost price

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A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at rs. 80. find the cost price if after allowing a discount of 10% he still gains 20% o the cost price.

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after allowing 10% discount

(80*10)/100 =8.

so sp is 80-8=72

he still gains 20%

so

now let cp is x

then

x+20%of x=72

x+20x/100=72

x+x/5=72

solving it

6x/5=72

x=(72*5)/6

so

x=60. ans