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Q: Every year before the festive season,a shopkeeper increases the price of the product by 35% and then introduce two successive discount of 10% and 15% respectively.what is percentage loss and percentage gain ?

  • 1
    3.27 % loss
  • 2
    4.15 % loss
  • 3
    3.27 % gain
  • 4
    4.15 % gain
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Answer : 3. "3.27 % gain"
Explanation :

Answer: C) 3.27 % gain Explanation: Let cp= 100,35 % increase in sp=13510 % discount in 135((135*10)/100)=13.5so 1st sp=(135-13.5)=121.5, again 15 % discount in 1st sp((121.5*15)/100)=18.2252nd sp=(121.5-18.225)=103.275, so finally cp=100,sp=103.275 ,gain by 3.27%

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