Multiple choice

Suresh gives successive discount of 20%, 20% and 10% on a chair, Raju gives successive discount of 30% and 20% on a table. If the marked price of table is Rs. 100 more than the marked price of chair and the difference between their selling prices is Rs. 48 then find the sum of marked price of chair and table.

  1. 1100

  2. 500

  3. 600

  4. 1000
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Explanation

Suresh's net discount = 1-0.8×0.8×0.9 = 0.424. Raju's net discount = 1-0.7×0.8 = 0.44. Let chair price = x, table = x+100. 0.576x - 0.56(x+100) = 48. Solving: 0.016x = 104, x = 500. Sum = 500+600 = 1100.

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