Multiple choice

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 the shirt is

  1. Rs. 720

  2. Rs. 712.50

  3. Rs. 600

  4. Rs. 750
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Explanation

Let MP be X. 0.09X - 0.07X = 15. 0.02X = 15. X = 15 / 0.02 = 750.

AI explanation

The difference in discount percentage is 9% minus 7%, resulting in a 2% difference in the final profit. Since this 2% of the marked price equals the Rs. 15 drop in profit, we set up the equation 2% of marked price equals 15. Multiplying 15 by 100 and dividing by 2 gives the marked price as Rs. 750. The result is Rs. 750.

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