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A man sells an article at successive discounts of 10% and 5% on the listed price. Another man sells the same article at a discount of 15%.If the difference between the two selling prices be Rs 24, find the listed price of the article.

Final Answer:

x =  4800 Rs

Step-by-step explanation:

r1=100%10%=110010=0.9 r2=100%5%=11005=0.95 r3=100%15%=110015=0.85  r4=r1 r2=0.9 0.95=200171=0.855  r4>r3  x r4=24+x r3 x 0.855=24+x 0.85  0.005x=24  x=0.00524=4800  x=4800=4800 Rs



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