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If the selling price of ₹276 results in a discount of 8% on the marked price of an item, at what price…

A discount of 8 percent means the selling price is 92 percent of the marked price, so \(MP=\frac{276}{0.92}=300\). At a 13 percent discount the selling price becomes…

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If the selling price of ₹276 results in a discount of 8% on the marked price of an item, at what price should the item be sold to offer a discount of 13%?

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A discount of 8 percent means the selling price is 92 percent of the marked price, so MP=2760.92=300MP=\frac{276}{0.92}=300. At a 13 percent discount the selling price becomes 300×0.87300\times0.87. This equals ₹261.

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