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A store increases the price of a laptop by 20% for a special promotion and later offers a 10% discount on the increased price. If the laptop is finally sold for ₹1080 , what was its original price?

Asked in GSSSB CCE (Group A & B) Preliminary Exam · 2024
Successive Percentage Change · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudePercentageSuccessive Percentage ChangeInitial or Final ValueGSSSB CCE (Group A & B) Preliminary Exam2024
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For a decrease of x%, Final Value = Initial Value × (1 − x/100).

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42State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Percentage has appeared in 137 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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