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1. An article is sold at a discount of 20% and an additional discount 30% is allowed on cash payment. If Vidya purchased the article by paying Rs. 2240 in cash, the marked price of the article was = ?

A. Rs. 4000

B. Rs. 4368

C. Rs. 4400

D. Rs. 4480

Solution:

Marked price of the article = Rs. x
According to the question,

\Rightarrow

80% of 70% of x = 2240

\begin{aligned} \Rightarrow \frac{80}{100} \times \frac{70}{100} \times x = 2240 \\ \Rightarrow x = Rs . 4000 \end{aligned}

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