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If SP of a book is 13/2 times to the discount offered and discount % is equal to the profit %. It is given that discount is Rs. 374. Find the CP of Book?​

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Finding Discount and Discount Percentage

If the selling price of a m...

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If the selling price of a mat is five times the discount offered and if the percentage of discount is equal to the percentage profit, find the ratio of the discount offered to the cost price.

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Since SP=5× discount offered

⇒S.P=5(MP−SP)

⇒S.P=5M.P−5S.P

⇒6S.P=5M.P

⇒M.P=56S.P

Since the percentage discount = percentage profit

56S.P56S.P−S.P×100=C.PS.P−C.P×100

⇒S.PS.P(61556−5)×100=C.PS.P−C.P×100

⇒61=C.PS.P−1⇒