An article is sold for Rs. 960 after a 20% discount. What was the marked price?
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The selling price is 80% of the marked price.
Thus, marked price = 960 ÷ 0.80 = Rs. 1,200.
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The selling price is 80% of the marked price.
Thus, marked price = 960 ÷ 0.80 = Rs. 1,200.
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Sales tax is 12% of Rs. 5,000, or Rs. 600.
The total payable amount is Rs. 5,600.
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Commission is 6% of total sales.
Thus, 0.06 × 250,000 = Rs. 15,000.
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The taxed price is 115% of the original price.
So the original is 2,300 ÷ 1.15 = Rs. 2,000.
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Each year, 90% of the previous value remains.
Thus, 50,000 × 0.9² = Rs. 40,500.
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Compound growth gives 20,000 × 1.05².
The result is 22,050.
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The word 'happily' describes how the children played.
A word that modifies a verb in this way functions as an adverb.
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In this sentence, 'light' names a thing that can be turned off.
Therefore, it functions as a noun rather than a verb or adjective.
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'Under' shows the spatial relationship between the keys and the cushion.
Words that express such relationships are prepositions.
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Doubling means interest equal to the principal is earned in 8 years.
Tripling requires interest equal to twice the principal, so it takes 16 years.
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'But' joins two independent clauses of equal grammatical importance.
It is one of the standard coordinating conjunctions.
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The difference between C and A is 2 ratio parts, equal to Rs. 600.
One part is Rs. 300, so 12 parts total Rs. 3,600.