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  1. By selling cloth at Rs. 9 per metre, a shopkeeper loses 10%. Find the rate at which it should be sold so as to earn profit of 15%.
    1. Rs.11.20
    2. Rs.11.30
    3. Rs.11.40
    4. Rs.11.50
Correct Option: D

Let the C.P. of cloth be Rs. y per metre.
According to the question

y ×
90
= 9
100

⇒ y =
900
= 10
90

To gain 15%,
S.P. = Rs.
10 × 115
= Rs. 11.50 per metre
100



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