NTSE Sample Paper NTSE SAT Practice Test-14

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    A shopkeeper sells an article at a loss of \[12\frac{1}{2}%\]. If he had sold it for Rs 51.80 more, he would have earned a profit of 6%. The cost price of the article is

    A) Rs.280      

    B) Rs. 300

    C) Rs.380                          

    D) Rs.400

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

    [a] \[106\,%\,CP-87\frac{1}{2}%\,\,CP=Rs.51.80\] \[\Rightarrow \,\,18\frac{1}{2}%\,\,CP=51.80\] \[\therefore \,\,CP=\frac{51.80\times 100\times 2}{37}=Rs.280\]    


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