A tradesman marks his goods at such a price that he can deduct 4% for cash and yet makes 20% profit what is the Marked price of an article which costs Rs 1400?

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Taylor Lambert

7 December, 10:49

A tradesman marks his goods at such a price that he can deduct 4% for cash and yet makes 20% profit what is the Marked price of an article which costs Rs 1400?

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Laci Hancock · Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

So it costs 1400 to make. 20% profit means he makes 1400*1.2 = 1680.

It also tells us he can deduct 4% of what it is actually marked to get to 1680. So we want something that fits the equation x - x *.04 = 1680. So let's solve for x.

x -.04x = 1680 Start by combining like terms

.96x = 1680 Then divide both sides by. 96

x = 1750

Always good to double check. subtracting 4% from 1750 is 1750*.96 = 1680

Then we already showed that a 20% profit from 1400 is also 1680