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Profit, Loss and Discount · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 26 of 30

Profit, Loss and Discount: Q₂₆. A tradesman marks an article at Rs. 205 more than the cost price. He allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. Find the profit percent if the cost price is Rs. x.

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Profit, Loss and Discount
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45-60 sec

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Q₂₆. A tradesman marks an article at Rs. 205 more than the cost price. He allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. Find the profit percent if the cost price is Rs. x.

TopicProfit, Loss and Discount
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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