During festival season a trader keeps the marked price of an item 44% above its cost price. The perc

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During festival season a trader keeps the marked price of an item 44% above its cost price. The percentage of discount allowed to gain 26% is

OPtion

1) 13 %
2) 13.5 %
3) 14 %
4) 14.5 %
5) 14.5 %
6) 15 %
7) 16 %
8) 17%
9) 18%
10)None of these

Solution

Let CP be Rs. 100 then Marked Price = 144
Actual SP = 126
Discount on marked price = (Marked Price – Actual SP)*100/ Marked Price = (144-126)*100/144 = 12.5%

Option 10)

Correct Option: 10 Best Solution (19)

Bankim   7 years AGO

If CP is Rs 100, Marked price is Rs 144 & SP is Rs. 126.
Discount on Rs 144= Rs 16.
So % discount = 100*18/144=12.5%

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G.S.Kantharao   7 years AGO

Let the c.p= 100
Then s.p=126. (Since profit is 26%.
Marked price= 144
Discount = 144-126=18
Discount%=1800/144=12.5%
No answer is there. Hence my choice is 10.

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SATHEESH V   7 years AGO

let cost price(C)=100
marked price(M)=144
selling price(S)=126

discount(D)=(M-S/M)*100
D=(144-126/144)*100
D=18*100/144
D=12.5

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Devendra Marghade   7 years AGO

Let the CP be 100, then Marked price=144
% discount to get price 26% profit = (144-126)*100/144
=> 18*100/144= 12.5
Option 10) None of these

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RANJEET KUMAR   7 years AGO

144*x = 126,
X = 7/8
hence discount = 1/8= 12.5 percent

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DHANANJAY KUMAR   7 years AGO

M.P=1.44CP
S.P=1.26CP
1.44-C.P-1.44C.P of x%=1.26C.P
X=12.5%

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sruthi pujari   7 years AGO

Let item be x
After m.p it becomes 144%x
Profit obtained should be 126%x
So
144% of x*(100-discount)/100=126% of x
=> discount=12.5%

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ravindra kumar   7 years AGO

cost/100. mark.p/144 sell p./126
so discount=144-126/144*100=12.5

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Rakesh   7 years AGO

profit=marked prices discounts marked price *discount/100
so ans is 12.34%
opt is 10

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Abhishek Ranjan   7 years AGO

If the c.p is 100 then M.p will be 144
Hence if 12.5% discount is given the s.p will be 126
Which resembles the 26% profit

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amit kumar   7 years AGO

let cp=x
mp=1.44x
let discount be y
sp=(1-y)*1.44x
given ,gain=26%
sp/cp=1.26
((1-y)*1.44x)/x=1.26
on solving this we get y=12.5%

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sachidanand yadav   7 years AGO

Cost price =100
MRP=144 ( 44% above on cost price)
Selling price= 126 (26% gain )
if 100% --> Rs.126
? ---> Rs. 144
?= (144*100)/126
=114.24%
discount %=114.28-100= 14.28 %

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RAJ   7 years AGO

let cp=100
then mp=144
inorder to have a profit 0f 26%
sp=126
now144*(x/100)=126
x=87.5
hence discount=12.5

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Ajay Sharma   7 years AGO

let cost price=100
then marked price =144
if profit gained is 26% then item sold at 126 rs.
hence discount =18 rs
discount percent= 144*x/100=18
1800/144=x
x=12.5
hence none of these

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SORNA KAMALAM S   7 years AGO

let c.p=100
then m.p=144 and s.p=126
Discount=m.p-s.p
=144-126=18
Discount%=(18/144)*100
=12.5%

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Basant Bothra   7 years AGO

Let,
The Cost Price=100
Marked Price=144
Selling Price=126
Dicount=(18*100)/144=12.5

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Rupal Jhalani   7 years AGO

SP=MP-discount
let the CP be 100 rs. So SP=126 and MP=144 rs
Therefore, discount= 144-126= 18 rs
hence, discount percentage is 18/144*100=12.5%

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DIVYANSHU SHEKHAR   7 years AGO

Let CP=Rs 100, MP=[100+44% of100]=Rs 144
SP=100*(126/100)=Rs 126
let discount=x%
so, 144-{x%of 144}=126
=> x=25/2
=12.5%

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Mohan Babu N V   7 years AGO

assume marked price is 100
44% above cost price is 144
in order to gain 26% . the final amount must be 126
144-126= 18
so discount = (diff btwn cost price /gain price)*100
discount % = (18/144)*100
=(0.125*100)
=12.5%
Answer ; None of these

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