A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article.What was the marked price of the article which costs him 1800 and makes profit of 15%.

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Moritzschaefer asked Oct 26, 2023

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A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the marked price of an article.What was the marked price of the article which costs him 1800 and makes profit of 15%.

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Answer: $4100

Explanation:

discount =
(1800)/(90) ×100 = 2000

profit =
(115)/(100) ×2000 = 2300

market price = 2300 + 1800 = 4100

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$243 is his profit

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