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A man sells an article at a gain of 20%. If he had bought it at 20% less and sold it for Rs.264 less, he would have still gained 20%. The cost price of the article is:
(1) Rs.2400
(2) Rs.1100
(3) Rs.2640
(4) Rs.2635
(5) None of these

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ANSWER==> (2)1100
let CP=x hence SP=1.2x
If he had bought 20% less then CP= 0.8x and SP=(1.2x-264)
[(1.2x-264)-0.8x]/0.8x = 20/100
x= 1100
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let cp be x
120x/100-80x/100-264=(80x/100)*(20/100)
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= ( 264*100*100)/((120*100) - (80*120) = 1100
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Consider the sequence of numbers 0, 2, 2, 4,... Where for n > 2 the nth term of the sequence is the unit digit of the sum of the previous two terms.
Let sn denote the sum of the first n terms of this sequence. what is the smallest value of n for which sn>2771? Seema scored 456 marks in an exam and sita got 54 percent marks in the same exam which is 24 marks less than Seema .If the minimum passing marks in the exam is 34 percent , then how much more marks did Seema score than the minimum passing marks?
(1) 184
(2) 196
(3) 190
(4) 180
(5) None of these