Question

printed price of an article is rs 200 after allowing a 12.5 % discount on printed price if the seller earns profit 25% it's purchase price is​

Answer 1

Answer:

140 rs

Step-by-step explanation:

printed price = 200 RS

cost price =?

Solutions

as we know that discount always works on printed price so selling price is

=> 100%-12.5% = 87.5%

=> 87.5/100×200

=> 175 RS is selling price

still after selling the article at 175 RS seller gets a profit of 25%

So cost price is = 100/125×175

=> 140 rs