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By selling a pair of earings at a discount of 25% on the marked price, a jeweller makes a profit of 16%. If the profit is Rs 48, what is the cost price? What is the marked price and the price at which the pair was eventually bought?

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Let the cost price of the pair of earrings be Rs. x.Profit=16%Therefore, SP=Profit%+100100×CP=16+100100x=Rs. 116x100SP-CP=48116x100-x=4816x=4800x=Rs. 300SP=116x100=Rs. 348MP=100×SP100-Discount%=3480075=Rs. 464Thus, CP of the pair of earrings=Rs. x=Rs. 300SP of the pair of earrings=Rs. 348MP of the pair of earrings=Rs. 464

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