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A shopkeeper sold an item for Rs. 1510 after giving a discount of 49/2% and there by incurred a loss of 10%. had he sold the item without discount his net profit would have been.?

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  • Ashish
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  • 322.23


  • 19 31/151 %


  • Given- Selling Price=Rs 1510.br /Now on selling for 1510, he incurred a loss of 10%br /Hence the cost price of item = Rs 1677.78br /Now he had given a discount of 49/2=24.5% on the selling price and after the discount, he sold it for 1510br /Hence x-24.5*x/100=1510br /x=2000br /Thus the Selling price would have been 2000 if he hadn't given a discountbr /Now the profit would have been:br /2000-1677.78=322.22br /Net profit would have been Rs 322.22

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  • x×151/200=1510 x=2000 2000*90/100=1800 1800-1510=290


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  • discount - 1/2(loss +( loss *discount)/100)


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