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difference between marked price and cost price is 50 percent of the selling price if the discount percentage is 20 percent then find ratio between marked price and cost price​

Answer 1

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The marked price and the cost price of an article are in ratio 5 : 4. If the profit earned by selling the article is 12.5%, then what is the discount percentage?

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Options:

12.5

15

8

10

Correct Answer: Option 4 (Solution Below)

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12.5% = 1/8

Ratio of MP and CP of the article = 5 : 4 or 500 : 400

Let MP = Rs. 500 and CP = Rs. 400

SP of the article = 400 × (9/8) = 450

Discount = MP – SP

Discount = 450 – 400 = 50

Discount percentage = 50/500 × 100 = 10%

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