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A Shopkeeper Marks the Price of an Article at Rs. 1200. Find the Selling Price, If He Allows: Three Successive Discounts of 10%, 8% and 5%.

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A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 1200. Find the selling price, if he allows:
three successive discounts of 10%, 8% and 5%.

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Solution

S.P. = `(1 - "d"_1/100)(1 - "d"_2/100)(1 - "d"_3/100)` of M.P.

⇒ S.P. = `(1 - 10/100)(1 - 8/100)(1 - 5/100) xx 1200`

⇒ S.P. = `(90)/(100) xx (92)/(100) xx (95)/(100) xx 1200`
⇒ S.P. = Rs.944.

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Chapter 2: Profit , Loss and Discount - Exercise 2.3

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Frank Mathematics [English] Class 9 ICSE
Chapter 2 Profit , Loss and Discount
Exercise 2.3 | Q 10.2

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