Rahim got 12 & 1/4 dozen T-shirts in 12 % discount to printed price and he sold two third of thes

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06 Jan 2010 Profit?

Rahim got 12 & 1/4 dozen T-shirts in 12 % discount to printed price and he sold two third of
these T-shirts in 19 % profit to printed price, then he sold other T-shirts in printed price.
If his overall profit is 3626 rupee then printed price of the T-shirt is

OPtion

1) 95
2) 108
3) 94
4) 125
5) 136
6) 101
7) 100
8) 98
9) 84
10) 75

Solution

Let the printed price of the T-shirt is x, then according to given condition
1.19 x * 2/3 (147) + x * 1/3 (147) – 0.88 x *(147) = 3626
On solving this equation, we get x= 100

Correct Option: 7 Best Solution (3)