Math, asked by jayprakashmandal022, 10 months ago

The marked price of the article is twice its cost price.For a gain 15% ,what is the discount offered?

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Answered by vanshg28

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Step-by-step explanation:

Let CP be x.

Then MP is 2x.

Gain is 15%

Therefore, SP = x + 15x/100 = 115x/100

MP = SP + DISCOUNT

=> DISCOUNT = 2x - 115x/100 = 200x/100 - 115x/100 = 85x/100 = 17x/20

Therefore, discount offered is 17/20 of the CP

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