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  • Question
  • The cost price of an article is ? 800 . After allowing a discount of 10 %, a gain of 12.5 % was made . Then, the marked price of the article is


  • Options
  • A. ? 1000
  • B. ? 1100
  • C. ? 1200
  • D. ? 1300

  • Correct Answer
  • ? 1000 

    Explanation

    Here, CP = ? 800 , r = 10 % and R = 12.5 %
    ? Marked price (MP) = CP x (100 + R)/(100 - r)
    = 800 x (100 + 12.5)/(100 - 10)
    = (800 x 112.5)/90 = ? 1000


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    • Options
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    • C. 0.97
    • D. 1.06
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A man has given one-fourth part of his property to his daughter, half part to his sons and one-fifth part given as charity. How much part of his property he has given?

    • Options
    • A. 1/20
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    • C. 1/10
    • D. 9/10
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    • 3. 
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    • Options
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    • B. 68
    • C. 62
    • D. None of these
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    • 4. 
      If a * b = a + b + a/b, Then the value of 12 * 4 is

    • Options
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    • B. 19
    • C. 20
    • D. 21
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      When A alone does a piece of work, he takes 25 days more than the time taken by (A + B) to complete that particular work, while B alone takes 49 days more than the time taken by (A + B) to finish the same work . A and B together will take what time for finish this work?

    • Options
    • A. 35 days
    • B. 25 days
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    • D. 45 days
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    • 6. 
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    • Options
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    • Discuss
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Options
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    • Discuss
    • 10. 
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    • Options
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