A shopkeeper buys a certain article for $80$ and gives a discount of $25 %$ on the retail selling price. In the process, he makes a profit of Rs $100$ . What is the marked sale price of the article?

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$L e t t h e s e l l i n g p r i c e b e x, a r t i c l e s o l d a t = x - 0.25 x = 0.75 x, G i v e n, p r o f i t = 0.75 x - 80 = 100, 0.75 x = 180, x = R s 240$

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A shopkeeper buys a certain article for 80 and gives a discount of 25% on the retail selling price. In the process, he makes a profit of Rs 100. What is the marked sale price of the article?

Letthesellingpricebex,articlesoldat=x−0.25x=0.75x,Given,profit=0.75x−80=100,0.75x=180,x=Rs240

A shopkeeper buys a certain article for $80$ and gives a discount of $25 %$ on the retail selling price. In the process, he makes a profit of Rs $100$ . What is the marked sale price of the article?

$L e t t h e s e l l i n g p r i c e b e x, a r t i c l e s o l d a t = x - 0.25 x = 0.75 x, G i v e n, p r o f i t = 0.75 x - 80 = 100, 0.75 x = 180, x = R s 240$