A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12.5% on the marked price of a certain article and makes a profit of 20%. If the article costs the shopkeeper Rs. 210, then the marked price of the article will be = ?
A. Rs. 387
B. Rs. 350
C. Rs. 386
D. Rs. 288
Answer: Option D
Solution (By Examveda Team)
$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Market price of the article }} \cr & {\text{ = }}210 \times \frac{{120}}{{100}} \times \frac{{100}}{{87.5}} \cr & = {\text{Rs}}{\text{. 288}} \cr} $$This Question Belongs to Arithmetic Ability >> True Discount
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