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The merchant allows a discount of 10% on an article before selling it to his customer and still gains 10%. If the merchant bought the article for ₹ 1620, then at what price did he mark the article ?

A

₹ 1872

B

₹ 1980

C

₹ 2080

D

₹ 2006

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The correct Answer is:
A
(i) Appy formula.
(ii) Find S.P. as C.P. and gain % is given.
(iii) Use `S.P.=(M.P.(100-d))/(100)` and find M.P.
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