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Question
Arun bought a car for ₹ 3,50,000. The next year, the price went upto ₹ 3,70,000. What was the percentage of price increase?
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Solution
Initial price = ₹ 350000
Final price = ₹ 370000
Increase = ₹ 20000
Increase% = `20000/350000xx 100`
= `5 5/7%`
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