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Markup and discount(s) fix the profit or loss percent on cost; profit or loss in rupees given: find cost, marked or selling price

This type of question, asked 5 times: 19 Jul 2023 S4, 14 Sep 2025 S2, 15 Sep 2025 S2, 18 Sep 2025 S3, 26 Sep 2025 S2. All 6 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    19 Jul 2023 S4

    65
    A dealer marks an article 60%60\% above the cost price and sells it to a customer allowing two successive discounts of 10%10\% and 20%20\% on the marked price. If he gains ₹1,064 in the transaction, the cost price (in ₹) of the article is:

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  2. Question 2

    14 Sep 2025 S2

    67
    A merchant marked an article such that its price was 25%25\% above its cost price. He offered two consecutive discounts of 10%10\% and 20%20\% to a buyer. If he incurred a loss of ₹400, what was the marked price of the article?

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  3. Question 3

    14 Sep 2025 S2

    66
    A dealer sets the marked price of a television 20%20\% higher than its cost price. If he gives a discount of 15%15\% and makes a profit of ₹300, what is the cost price of the television?

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  4. Question 4

    15 Sep 2025 S2

    60
    A shopkeeper marked an item 50%50\% above its cost price. He then offered two successive discounts of 10%10\% and 20%20\% to a customer. If he made a profit of ₹80, at what price did he sell the item to that customer?

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  5. Question 5

    18 Sep 2025 S3

    56
    A retailer marked a product 60%60\% above its cost price. He provided two successive discounts of 25%25\% and 10%10\%. If he earned a profit of ₹160, what was the cost price of the product?

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  6. Question 6

    26 Sep 2025 S2

    58
    A trader marks his goods 40%40\% above the cost price and gives a discount of 25%25\%. If he gains Rs. 75 on an item, what is the cost price of the item?

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