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A toy is sold for ₹ after giving two successive discounts, each of . If the marked price of the article is ₹, then what is the value of ?

  1. A
    9
  2. B
    12
  3. C
    12.5
  4. D
    10.5

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Given:Marked Price () = ₹ Selling Price () = ₹ Two successive discounts of each are applied.The relation between and with two equal successive discounts is:

Substitute the given values:



Simplify the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by 3:

Take the square root on both sides:

We know that and :




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A toy is sold for ₹ after giving two successive discounts, each of . If the marked price of the article is ₹, then what is the value of ?
A
9
B
12
C
12.5
D
10.5

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