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Q2: A shopkeeper sells an article at 25% profit. If he increase selling price by Rs 25 and decrease cost price by Rs 50 he earns 44(4/9)% profit. Find the original selling price of the article?

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Rs. 625
CP= Rs 500.
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SP = CP(1+0.25).......1
SP + 25 = (CP-50) (1+400/900) ......2

Solving the two equations we get SP = 625
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