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  1. The marked price of an article is ₹ 500. A shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% and still makes a profit of 25%. The cost price of the article is.
    1. ₹ 384
    2. ₹ 380
    3. ₹ 300
    4. ₹ 376
Correct Option: B

Let Cost price of the article = ₹ p

∴  p ×
125
=
500 × 95
100100

⇒  p =
500 × 95
= ₹ 380
125

2nd method to solve this question.
Here, R = 25%, D = 5%,
M.P. = ₹ 500, C.P. = ?
M.P.
=
100 + r
C.P.100 − D

500
=
100 + 25
C.P.100 − 5

C.P.=
500 × 95
= ₹ 380
125



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