{"id":163305,"date":"2024-03-02T14:20:40","date_gmt":"2024-03-02T08:50:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=163305"},"modified":"2024-03-02T14:20:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-02T08:50:40","slug":"a-shopkeeper-marked-an-article-at-50-above-its-cost-price-and-sold-it-after-giving-two-successive-discounts-of-10","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-shopkeeper-marked-an-article-at-50-above-its-cost-price-and-sold-it-after-giving-two-successive-discounts-of-10\/","title":{"rendered":"A shopkeeper marked an article at 50% above its cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 10%"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">A shopkeeper marked an article at 50% above its cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 10% and 20% respectively. If the shopkeeper gets the profit of Rs.960, then find the marked price of the article? <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>a) Rs.18000<\/b><\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">b) Rs.20000<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">c) Rs.15000<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">d) Rs.22000<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">e) Rs.12000<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Sol:<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">CP * 150\/100 * 90\/100 * 80\/100 = CP + 960 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">0.08 CP = 960 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">CP = 12000 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">MP = 12000 * 150\/100 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">= 18000<\/p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A shopkeeper marked an article at 50% above its cost price and sold it after giving two successive discounts of 10% and 20% respectively. 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