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Cost price, discount percent and profit percent given: find the marked price

The same question, asked 4 times: 19 Jul 2023 S1*, 20 Jul 2023 S4*, 21 Jul 2023 S3*, 23 Sep 2025 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    19 Jul 2023 S1

    75
    A dealer purchased a washing machine for ₹9,000. He allows a discount of 10% on its marked price and still gains 10%. Find the marked price of the machine.

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  2. Question 2

    20 Jul 2023 S4

    71
    A dealer's cost price for each fan he would like to sell is ₹2,000. After allowing a discount of 20%20\% on its marked price, he gains 20%20\%. His marked price of the fan is:

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  3. Question 3

    21 Jul 2023 S3

    73
    A shopkeeper marks his goods in such a way that after allowing a discount of 22% he gains 20%. If the cost price of the article is ₹650, then its marked price is:

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  4. Question 4

    23 Sep 2025 S1

    65
    A seller offers a 40%40\% discount on an item whose cost price is Rs. 720. Despite the discount, the seller earns a profit of 20%20\%. What must be the marked price?

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