ABC26GN2788 · Profit and Loss

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Profit and Loss · Exam: 2009 · Marks: · Difficulty:

In a sale, perfume is available at a discount of 15\% on the selling price. If the perfume's discounted selling price is ₹ 3675.40, what was the original selling price of the perfume?
(a)₹ 4294
(b)₹ 4324
(c)₹ 4386
(d)₹ 4400
(e)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Let the original S.P. of the perfume be ₹ $x$. Then, $85 \%$ of $x=3675.40 \Rightarrow x=\left(\frac{3675.40 \times 100}{85}\right)=4324$.

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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