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A Shopkeeper Marks the Price of an Article at Rs. 1200. Find the Selling Price, If He Allows: Two Successive Discounts of 15% and 10%. - Mathematics

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A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 1200. Find the selling price, if he allows:
two successive discounts of 15% and 10%.

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Solution

M.P. = Rs.1200
S.P. = `(1 - "d"_1/100)(1 - "d"_2/100)` of M.P.

⇒ S.P. = `(1 - 15/100)(1 - 10/100) xx 1200`

⇒ S.P. = `(85)/(100) xx (90)/(100) xx 1200`

⇒ S.P. = Rs.918.

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Chapter 2: Profit , Loss and Discount - Exercise 2.3

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Chapter 2 Profit , Loss and Discount
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