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A sold an article to B at a profit of 15%, B sold it to C at a loss of 15%, C sold it to D at a profit of 15%. If D paid Rs.8993 for it what was the cost price of the article for A?1. Rs.95002. Rs.90003. Rs.85004. Rs.8000 |
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Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : Rs.8000 Given: A's profit, while selling to B = 15% B's loss, while selling to C = 15% C's profit, while selling to D = 15% Formula Used: While selling an article at a profit, we have: SP = [(100 + %profit)/100] × CP Similarly, while selling an article at a loss, we have: SP = [(100 – %profit)/100] × CP Here SP = Selling Price, and CP = Cost Price. Calculation: Let the CP for A be Rs.x After successive selling, the price became Rs.8993, So we get: [(100 + 15)/100] of [(100 – 15)/100] of [(100 + 15)/100] of x = 8993 ⇒ 115/100 × 85/100 × 115/100 × x = 8993 ⇒ x = 20 × 20 × 20 = Rs.8000 ∴ CP for A is Rs.8000 |
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