SSC CGL 17 Aug 2021 Shift 3 Paper

Question : 51 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

The marked price of an article is ₹ 240 . A shopkeeper sells it by allowing

18 \%

discount on its marked price and still gains

23 \%

. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

Solution:

Let cost price is

₹ x

.
According to the question,

x × \;{123}/{100} \;\; =240 × \;{(100-18)}/{100}

⇒ \;\; x \;\; =240 × \;{82}/{123}

x \;\; =₹ 160

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