While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is

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13 Aug 2014 Profit and Loss While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is: OPtion
1) 690
2) 695.50
3) 697.50
4) 715
5) 712.50
6) 745
7) 787.50
8) 747.50
9) 750
10)None of these; Correct Option: 9 Best Solution (144)

sumit 10 years AGO

7%-5%=2%
2%==15Rs
hence 100%==(15/2)*100=750Rs (9) ans

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Surit Datta 10 years AGO

here the shopkeeper first sells the watch at 5% discount
if he gives 7% discount
then the difference between the first discount and the second discount is (7%-5%)=2%
according to the question he earns Rs 15 less as profit
so 2% is equal to Rs 15
hence 100% is equal to Rs 750
so price of the watch is Rs 750
that's it...

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BITU KUMAR NIRALA 10 years AGO

suppose price was x
by the language of ques. discount diff=profit diff
x*7/100-x*5/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

Alternatively,
FORMULA
C.P=(MORE OR LESS RUPEES*100)/DIFFERENCE IN DISCOUNT
C.P=(15*100)/7-5=1500/2=750

Answer :-750 (option :- 9)

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Shashi nath jha 10 years AGO

2%=15 750 ans

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Dr.Dipin Singh 10 years AGO

x(0.95-0.93)=15
x=15/.02= 750

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Ravi Bhalani 10 years AGO

Let the CP of the watch be Rs 100x and the marked price be Rs 100y.
First, when discount of 5% is given, SP = Rs 95y.
Profit = Rs(95y-100x).
Second, when discount of 7% is given, SP = Rs 93y
Profit = Rs(93y - 100)
2nd profit is less than first profit by Rs 15.
(93y - 100x) = (95y - 100x) -15
or, 95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
or, 95y - 15 = 93y [cancellng -100x from both sides to eliminate -100x]
or, 95y - 93y = 15 [by transposition]
or, 2y = 15
or, y = 7.5
or, 100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750

The required Marked price of the watch is Rs 750.

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HARDIP BHALANI 10 years AGO

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Harshad 10 years AGO

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Ashish Kumar 10 years AGO

5 % of 750 is 37.5 and 7 % is 52.5. So he earns 15 rupees less. So marked price is 750. Ans

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sameer singh 10 years AGO

ans is 750

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Sneh Siddhi 10 years AGO

sp1 for case1: mp-5*mp/100
sp2 for case 2: mp- 7*mp/100
difference in profit = sp1- sp2 which is equla to 15

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Kaustubh karekar 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price

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RANJAN KUMAR PANDIT 10 years AGO

750 * 95% = 712.50
750 * 93% = 697.50
so 712.5 - 697.50 = 15

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RAJIB BANERJEE 10 years AGO

Let the price x
So,(x*95)/100 - (x*93)/100 = 15
-> x=750

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Saraswathy 10 years AGO

95cp/100 - 93cp/100 = 15
cp = 750

Ans : 750 (Option 9)

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naina 10 years AGO

let the marked price of watch is rs x
7%discount=7*x/100
5% discount =5*x/100
diff in profit=7*x/100-5*x/100=15
=>x = 750

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Narendra Jadon 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price

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RAJEEV KUMAR 10 years AGO

suppose price was x
by the language of ques. discount diff=profit diff
x*7/100-x*5/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

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Navneet Kaur 10 years AGO

95x/100-93x/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

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Vijay Menaria 10 years AGO

marked price= X
selling price if discount is 5% = 0.95*X
if discount is 7% selling price= 0.93*X
given (0.95*X )- (0.93*X) = 15
hence X=750

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Ritika 10 years AGO

Let x b marked price
So,7x-5x/100=15
2x=1500
x=750

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partha 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

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Anand 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price

To check your work:
If the discount was 5%, he would sell it for 712.50
If the discount was 7%, he would sell it for 697.50

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Nilanjan Mondal 10 years AGO

mp = x
when 5%, SP = x- 5X/100
when 7%, SP = x - 7x/100

(x-5x/100) - (x-7x/100) =15
=> 2x/100 = 15 =>x=1500/2=750

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deepesh singh panwar 10 years AGO

X=(15/2)*100=750

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Abhishek Mitra 10 years AGO

(x-x/20)-(x-7x/10)=15
x=750

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Abhishek Pandey 10 years AGO

Let the marked Price of watch = 100
So, SP for 5% discount = 95
and SP for 7% discount = 93
Difference = 2
but given that Difference = 15
So 15/2=7.5
Hence MP = 750

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abhishek pal 10 years AGO

let x is marked price.
5% discount means 0.95x is selling price.
7% discount means 093x is selling price.
0.95x-0.93x=15
x=750

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RAVI RANJAN 10 years AGO

2% = 15 rs
100 % of it is 750

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aditya wargis 10 years AGO

x*95/100=x*93/100+15
x=750

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surya 10 years AGO

let x be the marked price
0.02x=15
x=750....
If discount was 5%, he would sell it for 712.50
If discount was 7%, he would sell it for 697.50

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MANU 10 years AGO

let market price is x
then
(x-5x/100)-(x-7x/100)=15
after solving x=750

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LAKSHMIKANTH 10 years AGO

2% of marked price is 15rs. so 100% of price is 15*50=750

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abhik k. dey 10 years AGO

let market price is x
so, 5% less it will be 95*x/100 and 7% less it will be 93*x/100
now as per the question we get 2*x/100=15
so x= 15*100/2=750, which is ,arket price

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jai shree 10 years AGO

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UTKARSH SINHA 10 years AGO

suppose price was x
by the language of ques. discount diff=profit diff
x*7/100-x*5/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

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Varunraj Reddy 10 years AGO

Let the marked price be x rs.
.02 x=15
x=750

Option 9

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Payal Goyal 10 years AGO

let marked price be mp.
mp-(mp*5/100)-[mp-(mp*7/100)]=15

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Ajay Kumar Gupta 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.
0.02X = 15

X= 750 marked price

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Ritesh 10 years AGO

(7-5)% i.e. 2% corresponds to Rs.15. So 100% will correspond to Rs.750.

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Amit Toor 10 years AGO

Let marked price=x
then on selling at 5 % discount Profit given
x*5/100= 5x/100

on selling at 7 % discount Profit given
x*7/100=7x/100

acc to condition

7x/100 - 5x/100 =15

2x/100=15 => x=750 rs

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GOKULARAMANAN 10 years AGO

x-mark price;
x*5/100=y;
x*7/100=y-15;
x*7/100=(x*5/100)-15;
x=-750;
so,ans x=750

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Amrita priyadarshi 10 years AGO

let us suppose marked price be x.
then (x-0.05x)-(x-0.07x)=15
=> x= 750

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yatish kumar sharma 10 years AGO

let marked price is x..
so 7x/100-5x/100=15
then x=750

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TINKU MITTAL 10 years AGO

let marked price = X
net discount=7-5=2%
2%of X= 15
so X= 750

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Madhurima Chakraborty 10 years AGO

cost price = x and profit = p..( x-7x/100) = (x-5x/100) -15

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JANARTHANAN RAM 10 years AGO

let x-mark price;
x*5/100=y;
x*7/100=y-15;
x*7/100=(x*5/100)-15;
x=-750;
so,ans x=750

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preetika jain 10 years AGO

5 percent discount - 7 percent discount = 15
(95/100 )x -(93/100) x= 15
=> x = 750 RS

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nassarshahab 10 years AGO

7x/100-5x/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

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VIMALRAJ V 10 years AGO

if 2% increase means there Rs.15 less from profit
0.02x=15
then x=15/0.02
x=750
therefore 5% of discount from marked price is 712.5
if 7% of marked price is 697.5
therefore answer is 750(option 9)

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KUSHAL GUPTA 10 years AGO

let mp of watch is X
proft=mp-sp(in this case only)
sp for 5% discount is =5% of mp=0.05X
thus, now profit on 5%discount is given by, profit =X-0.05X
similary for 7% discount
sp=0.07X
profit=X-0.07X
now,
(X-0.05X)-(X-0.07)=15
by solving we get,
X=750rs

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T.VIGNESWARA REDDY 10 years AGO

change is 2% so given 0.02x=15 x=750

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yagnik pandya 10 years AGO

750 % 5 is 37.5
750 % 7 is 52.5
Hense loss is 52.5 - 37.5 is 15.
Hence option 9 is right.

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sompon temtheerakij 10 years AGO

let the marked price = X
0.95X - 0.93X = 15
0.02X = 15
X = 750

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Mukul 10 years AGO

let cp be x
1st case
sp1=x-(5/100)*cp
2nd case
sp2=x-(7/100)*cp
we have,
sp1-sp2=15 =(7/100-5/100)*x
by solving this,we get
x=750

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abhishek 10 years AGO

let marked price on watch=x

now,
difference of discount is 15
(95x/100)-(93x/100)=15
then
x=750 Ans

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Urvashi Jain 10 years AGO

let the cp be 100x and and marked price be 100y
First, when discount of 5% is given, SP = Rs 95y.
Profit = Rs(95y-100x).
Second, when discount of 7% is given, SP = Rs 93y
Profit = Rs(93y - 100)
2nd profit is less than first profit by Rs 15.
(93y - 100x) = (95y - 100x) -15
or, 95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
or, 95y - 15 = 93y [cancellng -100x from both sides to eliminate -100x]
or, 95y - 93y = 15 [by transposition]
or, 2y = 15
or, y = 7.5
or, 100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750
option (9)

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Sandip Dutta 10 years AGO

(7-5)% = 15
so 100% = 750

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sudhakar 10 years AGO

95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
95y - 15 = 93y
or, 95y - 93y = 15
or, 2y = 15
y = 7.5
100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750

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anandhakumar 10 years AGO

95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
95y - 15 = 93y
or, 95y - 93y = 15
or, 2y = 15
y = 7.5
100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750

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selvakumar 10 years AGO

95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
95y - 15 = 93y
or, 95y - 93y = 15
or, 2y = 15
y = 7.5
100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750

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ABHIJIT DUTTA 10 years AGO

LET THE MARKED PRICE BE x.
95% of x - 93% of x = 15
x = Rs.750

option 9)

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PRIYANKA AGRAWAL 10 years AGO

x-.05x=x-.07x+15
x=750

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Pushpendra singh chundawat 10 years AGO

Let market price be x
sp with 5% discount-(x-5x/100)
sp with 7% discount-(x-7x/100)
now as given
(x-5x/100)-(x-7x/100)=15
x=750

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SHIVAM MISHRA 10 years AGO

95x-100y=0
93x-100y=1500
from these value of x is 750

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Pranoy Bej 10 years AGO

let Market Price = x
then according to the question (95*x)/100 - (93*x)/100 = 15
so x= 750

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KRISHNA CHANDRA UPADHYAY 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

0.02 x = 15

x = 750 marked price

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LOKESH SAMANT 10 years AGO

13 AUG 2014 : Profit and Loss While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 5%. If he gives a discount of 7%, he earns Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the watch is 750

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SUCHIT KUMAR 10 years AGO

percentage difference = 7-5 = 2%
and 2%= Rs 15
100%= 15*100/2= 750

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usha kumari 10 years AGO

let mp=x rs sp for 5%= x*95/100
sp for 7%=x*93/100
x(95/100-93/100)=15
x=15*50=750.

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Aakash Jain 10 years AGO

7% of mark price-5% of mark price =2% of mark price
and 2% of mark price = 15, so mark price=750

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prabhat kumar 10 years AGO

2%=15 so 100%=750

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PRIYANK BHARGAVA 10 years AGO

2 % 0f marked price = 15
so marked price == 750

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Kruthika Acharya 10 years AGO

let selling price be x
then
7x/100-5x/100=750

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atul bhardwaj 10 years AGO

5x+100y=0;
-7x-100y=-1500;
solve these we get x=750

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sharathbabu 10 years AGO

Let the CP of the watch be Rs 100x and the marked price be Rs 100y.
First, when discount of 5% is given, SP = Rs 95y.
Profit = Rs(95y-100x).
Second, when discount of 7% is given, SP = Rs 93y
Profit = Rs(93y - 100x)
2nd profit is less than first profit by Rs 15.
(93y - 100x) = (95y - 100x) -15
or, 95y -100x -15 = 93y -100x
or, 95y - 15 = 93y [cancellng -100x from both sides to eliminate -100x]
or, 95y - 93y = 15 [by transposition]
or, 2y = 15
or, y = 7.5
or, 100y = 7.5 * 100 = 750
The required Marked price of the watch is Rs 750.

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praween 10 years AGO

.95x-cost=profit
.97x-cost=profit-15
Solve and get x=750

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Grishma Shah 10 years AGO

Let the cost of watch be x
And sold price after discount be y
Therefore, x - 0.05x = y.................................(1)
x - 0.07x = y - 15.........................(2)

Evaluating the equations
0.02x = 15
Hence cost price is 750 Rs

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Liti 10 years AGO

let price = x

x*(7/100)-x*(5/100)=15

x=750

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sahil soni 10 years AGO

5% =x
Den 7%=x-5
Total discount is 2% and price is 15
So 2%=15
1%=7.5
100%=750
Option 9

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shilpa 10 years AGO

7x/100-5x/100=15

x=750

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praveenkumar 10 years AGO

let the marked price be Rs=x
(7%x) -15 =5%x
x=750

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Nagar Bansri 10 years AGO

suppose price was x
by the language of ques. discount diff=profit diff
x*7/100-x*5/100=15
2x/100=15
x=750

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govindrao 10 years AGO

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ashish 10 years AGO

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Anantharaman 10 years AGO

Elimination Method:
750 * 5/100 = 37.5
750 * 7/100 = 52.5

52.5 - 37.5 = 15

Option 9 => 750

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Ashok Reddy Kalam 10 years AGO

m.p take 100x the s.p will be 95x in first case and in second case it will be 93 x and consider y as profit in first case then y-15 is the profit in second case by solving these two equations we get x=7.5 then m.p is 100*7.5=750

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Bharath Kumar 10 years AGO

(95/100)*x = (93/100)*x +15
Where X is Selling Price
so
x=750

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Shashank Kapoor 10 years AGO

reason is difference in giving 5% and 7% discounts on 750 gives 15

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chauhan dhara vinayakkumar 10 years AGO

95% of x=97% of x+15
x=750

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Rashmi bharti 10 years AGO

mrp of watch is rs x and profit is y
den
19x/20 - y = 93x/100 - (y-15)
x=750

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roja 10 years AGO

750

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sabir ahmd 10 years AGO

Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price

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prem kumar 10 years AGO

7-5=2%
2%=15
100%=15*100/2
=750

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adarsh kumar yadav 10 years AGO

let marked price=x
at 5 % discount sp=x-x*5/100
now at 7% discount
sp=x-x*7/100
now
(x-(x*7)/100)=x-(x*5)/100-15
x=750

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brito 10 years AGO

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Jasmita Parmar 10 years AGO

By increasing discount by 2% , the profit earned by shopkeeper is 15 Rs less . Now Let Marked Price of Watch be X Rs.

So X * 2/100 = 15
So X= 750

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sudipta maji 10 years AGO

(95x/100)-(93x/100)=15
so, the value of x=750

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Sukanya 10 years AGO

2% discount leads to 15 Rs loss.
Hence 100% must be 15/2*100=750rs.

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Ramya 10 years AGO

0.07X=Y-15
0.05X=Y
subtracting above eqns,we get X=750

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VENKATA JAGADEESH KANCHI 10 years AGO

let marked price be some 'x', then (7x/100-5x/100)=15 as he told., so marked price x=750 by solve that equation.
so option is 9.

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Archit Agarwal 10 years AGO

price at 7% discount is subtracted from price at 5% discount, by letting mp X

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RAHUL RANJAN KASHYAP 10 years AGO

95x/100= 93x/100+15
by solving x we get x=750

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SUREKHA 10 years AGO

work it out...

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sarvagya dixit 10 years AGO

1). let cp=1, sp=0.95MP,profit=x
2). sp=0.93MP,profit=x-0.15

(sp-cp/cp)*100=profit%
(0.95MP-1/1)*100=x ....eq1
(0.93MP-1/1)*100=x-0.15 ....eq2
so MP=750

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shree 10 years AGO

750 is the answer

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Priya Dharshini 10 years AGO

let x be the cost price;
5x/100-7x/100=-15;
x=750;
ans=750

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dushyant singh pawar 10 years AGO

sp=selling price

mp=marked price

sp=(95/100)*mp

sp-15=(93/100)*mp

or
(95mp/100)-15=(93mp/100)

therefore,
95mp-1500=93mp

mp=750

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A.nagu 10 years AGO

c+p=0.95s
c+p-15=0.93s
s=750

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jagdish sharma 10 years AGO

x-(5x/100)=x-(7x/100)+15
2x=1500
x=750

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Samrat Adhikari 10 years AGO

Let, price of the watch is 'x'.
On 5% discount, price is 95x/100.
On 7% discount, price is 93x/100.
Therefore,
(95x/100) - (93x/100)=15
Hence, x=750

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iman 10 years AGO

Let\'s original price is R
Price after giving 5% discount = R-(5R/100)
Price after giving 7% discount = R-(7R/100)
7R/100-5R/100=15
R=750

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B.venkata suresh 10 years AGO

let M.P be X
2% of X=15, 0.02X=15
X=750

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sivaramakrishna 10 years AGO

2% of marked price=15 rs.
m=15*100/2=15*50=750

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shiv pujan 10 years AGO

Let marked price be x
now 5% of x +15=7% of x
solving x=750
hence option 9

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Vinayak Chaskar 10 years AGO

Consider marked price is y.
So shopkeeper gives 5% discount for y price.
Let profit for 5 % discount is x.
so y*5/100 = x ;................................1
and y*7/100 = x-15;
Taking ratio x =37.5 Rs.
Now putting value of x in equation 1
we get, y=750.
So marked price of watch is Rs 750 .

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DIVANSHU 10 years AGO

m.p(1-5/100)=p+c.p
m.p(1-7/100)=p-15+c.p
m.p=750

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MRITUNJAY KUMAR 10 years AGO

.02x=15=>x=750 i.e M.P=750

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shivanshu singh 10 years AGO

(95x-93x)/100=15

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Kushagra Tiwari 10 years AGO

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Rayapureddy V Sai Kiran 10 years AGO

difference of percentage=2%
which means 2% of product costs 15 rupees
hence 2% of marked price = 15
marked price=15*50=750

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Rahul shaw 10 years AGO

let marked price be x.
So, (x - (5x/100)) - (x - (7x/100)) = 15
x = 750.

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avimanyu kumar 10 years AGO

ans is 750

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gouthamdaneti 10 years AGO

let x be the price
let y the amount reduced when 5% is given as discount
therefore the amount reduced when 7% is given as discount is y+15
solving (y/x)*100=5 and ((y+15)/x)*100=7 we get x value

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deepa 10 years AGO

2%of x=15
x=(15*100)/2 = 750

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Tark Patel 10 years AGO

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Sanju Yadav 10 years AGO

95x-100y=0
93x-100y=15
thats why the mark price of watch is x=750

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Anurag Krishna 10 years AGO

eqn is
x-5x/100=x-7x/100+15
x=750

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jyoti mahansaria 10 years AGO

Let the marked price of watch is x.
Difference of discount is 2% is equal to 15
So x*(2/100) equal to 15
x equal to 15*100/2
X is 750

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Vanika 10 years AGO

2% profit= Rs. 15
2/100 * Marked Price= 15
Marked Price= Rs. 750

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Yogesh 10 years AGO

Let marked prize is x
7% of x-15=5% of x
7/100-5/100=15
2x=1500
x=750

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Udhaya kumar 10 years AGO

x - 5x/100 = y
x - 7x/100 = y-15
by solving we get x = 750...

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Arun Kumar Prasad 10 years AGO

suppose market price is x
therefore
0.07x=0.05x+15
x=15/0.02
x=750

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sapna upreti 10 years AGO

let x be cp and y be mp
old sp
mp-5% discount on mp=sp
sp=.95y
new sp=mp-7%of mp
sp=.93y
it is given that if 7% discount is given profit will be 15 less
thus, old profit-new profit=15
(.95y-x)-(.93y-x)=15
.02y=15
y=750
thus mark price is 750

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Swechchha Agarwal 10 years AGO

Let the marked price be Rs.100
Then, at 5% discount Selling Price=95 , and at 7% discount Selling Price = 93
95-93=2 So,shopkeeper would have earned Rs.2 less profit by giving 7% discount at Rs. 100 marked price.Now,
Rs. 2 less earned at Rs.100 marked price.
Then,Rs. 15 less earned at marked price= (100/2)*15= 750

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ashok 10 years AGO

x*80/100=x*93/100+15
x=750

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Devendra Marghade 10 years AGO

If marked price=x, then
x*(95/100)- x*(93/100)= 15
x*0.02=15, x=750

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RAKESH 10 years AGO

95x - 93x = 100*15
=> x = 750

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Gourab Dutta 10 years AGO

Assume marked price=x
So, (95x/100)-(93x/100)=15
x=750

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Arijit Acharyya 10 years AGO

let c.p=x
now, (x-x*(5/100))-(x-x*(7/100))=15
by solving x=750
option 9)

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Rajat sadhu 10 years AGO

let the market price be Rs.x den
7*x/100-5*x/100=15
x=750

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Sundar Kumar 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price
Answer : option 9)750

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Aravinth kumar 10 years AGO

If he increases the discount by 2%, then his profit is 15 less. Let the marked price be X.

.02x = 15

x = 750 marked price

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azharshahid01@gmail.com 10 years AGO

Let Marked price is x.
0.95*x-0.93*x= 15
0.02*x=15
x=750

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