Quantitative Aptitude Ques 870

Question: While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 7%. If he had given a discount of 9%, he would have got Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of shirt is

Options:

A) Rs. 750

B) Rs. 712.50

C) Rs. 720

D) Rs. 600

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

  • Let MP of the shirt be x.

$ \therefore $ $ \frac{(9-7)x}{100}=15 $
$ \Rightarrow $ $ x=\frac{15\times 100}{2}=750 $