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Three merchants P.Q, and R marked three identical articles each at Rs 4000 ,respectively P sold his article after two successive discounts of 40% each. Q sold it after successive discounts of 50% and 30 % R sold it after successive discounts of 60% and 20 % .Find the least selling price (in Rs)

A

1320

B

1280

C

1440

D

1200

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The correct Answer is:
B
(i) Find the discounts given by P ,Q and R
(ii) Find the SP for P,Q and R by using the following formulae.
`SP = ((100-d))/(100) MP (OR)`
`SP =((100-d_(1)))/(100)((100-d_(2)))/(100) MP`
compare the SP 's
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