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  1. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price of an item but charges a sales tax of 8% on the discounted price. If the customer pays ₹ 3,402 as the price including the sales tax, then the marked price is
    1. ₹ 3,400
    2. ₹ 3,500
    3. ₹ 3,600
    4. ₹ 3,800
Correct Option: B

Let Marked price of article = ₹ p

∴  S.P. of article = ₹ p ×
90
×
108
100100

∴  p ×
90
×
108
= 3402
99

⇒  p =
3402 × 100 × 100
90 × 108

Hence Marked price of article = ₹ 3500



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