A shopkeeper offers $10$ off-season discount to the customers and still makes a profit of $26$ . What is the cost price of a pair of shoes marked at $R s . 1120$ ?

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$M P = R s .1120$
Discount $= 10 %$
$S P = 90 % M P ⟹ S P = 90 % \times R s .1120 = R s .1008$
Profit $= 26 %$
$126 % \times C P = S P ⟹ C P = \frac{100 \times R s .1008}{126} = R s .800$
$⟹ C P = R s .800$

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A shopkeeper offers $10 %$ off-season discount to the customers and still makes a profit of $26 %$ . What is the cost price for the shopkeeper on a pair of shoes marked at Rs. 1120?

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A shopkeeper offers 10 off-season discount to the customers and still makes a profit of 26. What is the cost price of a pair of shoes marked at Rs.1120?

MP=Rs.1120 Discount=10%SP=90%MP⟹SP=90%×Rs.1120=Rs.1008Profit=26%126%×CP=SP⟹CP=100×Rs.1008126=Rs.800⟹CP=Rs.800

A shopkeeper offers $10$ off-season discount to the customers and still makes a profit of $26$ . What is the cost price of a pair of shoes marked at $R s . 1120$ ?

$M P = R s .1120$
Discount $= 10 %$
$S P = 90 % M P ⟹ S P = 90 % \times R s .1120 = R s .1008$
Profit $= 26 %$
$126 % \times C P = S P ⟹ C P = \frac{100 \times R s .1008}{126} = R s .800$
$⟹ C P = R s .800$