Question
Download Solution PDFOn allowing two successive discounts of 20% and 15%, the selling price of an article becomes Rs. 3060. What is the marked price of the article?
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Download Solution PDFGiven
The two successive discounts are 20% and 15%.
S.P = 3060
Formula
⇒ S.P = M.P(1 - d1/100)(1 - d2/100)
where d1 and d2 are the given discount.
Solution
Let the M.P be x.
⇒ 3060 = x(1 - 20/100)(1 - 15/100)
⇒ 3060 = x × 4/5 × 17/20
⇒ x = 3060 × 20/17 × 5/4
⇒ x = 4500.
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