A dealer is selling an article at a discount of $5$ $%$ on the marked price and its marked price is Rs. $140$ . What is the cost price, if the marked price is $12 %$ above the cost price?

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Let the cost price be Rs. $x$
$12 %$ above $=$ Rs. $1.12 x$
$\Rightarrow 1.12 x = 140$
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{140 \times 100}{112} =$ Rs. $125$
Therefore, the cost price of an article is Rs. $125$ .

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A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5 % on the marked price and its marked price is Rs. 140. What is the cost price, if the marked price is 12% above the cost price?

Let the cost price be Rs. x12% above = Rs. 1.12x⇒1.12x=140⇒x=140×100112= Rs. 125Therefore, the cost price of an article is Rs. 125.

A dealer is selling an article at a discount of $5$ $%$ on the marked price and its marked price is Rs. $140$ . What is the cost price, if the marked price is $12 %$ above the cost price?

Let the cost price be Rs. $x$
$12 %$ above $=$ Rs. $1.12 x$
$\Rightarrow 1.12 x = 140$
$\Rightarrow x = \frac{140 \times 100}{112} =$ Rs. $125$
Therefore, the cost price of an article is Rs. $125$ .