In a Winter sale offer a shopkeeper allows a discount of 15% Even after giving the discount he makes a profit of 6.25% Raghav bought a sweater which was marked at Rs 5000 Find the cost price of this sweater for the shopkeeper

Rs 5000

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Rs 4000

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Rs 4250

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Solution

The correct option is A Rs 4000
marked Price= Rs 5000
discount= 15%=5000*15/100=Rs 750
selling price=5000-750=Rs 4250
Profit %=6.25%
$6.25 = \frac{(4250 - c p) \times 100}{c p}$
$6.25 c p = 425000 - 100 c p$
$106.25 c p = 425000$
$c p = R s 4000$
Answer (B) Rs 4000

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In a Winter sale offer a shopkeeper allows a discount of 15% Even after giving the discount he makes a profit of 6.25% Raghav bought a sweater which was marked at Rs 5000 Find the cost price of this sweater for the shopkeeper

The correct option is A Rs 4000marked Price= Rs 5000discount= 15%=5000*15/100=Rs 750selling price=5000-750=Rs 4250Profit %=6.25%6.25=(4250−cp)×100cp6.25cp=425000−100cp106.25cp=425000cp=Rs4000Answer (B) Rs 4000

The correct option is A Rs 4000
marked Price= Rs 5000
discount= 15%=5000*15/100=Rs 750
selling price=5000-750=Rs 4250
Profit %=6.25%
$6.25 = \frac{(4250 - c p) \times 100}{c p}$
$6.25 c p = 425000 - 100 c p$
$106.25 c p = 425000$
$c p = R s 4000$
Answer (B) Rs 4000