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A shopkeeper makes a profit of 16% after giving 13% discount on marked price. If his gain is Rs 30, find the marked price.

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Gain=Selling Price-Cost Price
if Rs. 16 is profit then Rs.100 is the cost price.
thus by unitary method if Rs.30 is profit then cost price is=`30xx100/60`=`187.5`
C.P=Rs.187.5
selling price=(30+187.5)=217.5
let marked price be X.
=>`X-13X/100=217.5`
=>`87X/100=217.5`
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