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A sold an article to B at 10% loss, B sold it to C at 15% profit and C sold it to D at 10% profit. If D bought it for Rs. 4,554, then what was the cost price (in Rs.) of A?

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Let the cost price of the article for A be Rs. x. A sells to B at a 10% loss ⟹Price=x\times 10090 ​ B sells to C at a 15% profit ⟹Price=x\times 10090 ​ \times 100115 ​ C sells to D at a 10% profit ⟹Price=x\times 10090 ​ \times 100115 ​ \times 100110 ​ Given that D paid Rs. 4,554: x\times 109 ​ \times 2023 ​ \times 1011 ​ =4554 x\times 20002277 ​ =4554 x= 2277 4554\times2000 ​ Since 4554=2277\times2: x=2\times2000=4000 Therefore, the cost price for A was Rs. 4,000.

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A sold an article to B at 10% loss, B sold it to C at 15% profit and C sold it to D at 10% profit. If D bought it for Rs. 4,554, then what was the cost price (in Rs.) of A?

Rs. 3,960

Rs. 4,000

Rs. 3,920

Rs. 4,200

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