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A Publisher Gives 32% Discount on the Printed Price of a Book to Booksellers. What Does a Bookseller Pay for a Book Whose Printed Price is Rs 275?

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A publisher gives 32% discount on the printed price of a book to booksellers. What does a bookseller pay for a book whose printed price is Rs 275?

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\[\text { Discount allowed by the publisher = 32 % on the printed price }\]

\[\text { Printed price = Rs .} 275\]

\[\text { So, 32 % of  }275 = \frac{32}{100} \times 275\]

\[ =\text {  Rs } . 88\]

\[\text { So, the bookseller pays = Rs } . 275 - Rs . 88\]

\[ =\text {  Rs . 187 for a book }\]

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