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A store marks up an item by 50% and then provides a discount of 20% on the marked price. If the final selling price is ₹2,400, what was the cost price (in ₹)?
Asked in RRB ALP CBT-I · 2026
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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For successive discounts, do not add the percentages. Apply them one after another. For example, 10% and 20% discounts give 90% × 80% = 72% of MP.
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