What percentage above the CP must an article be marked to gain 10% after giving a discount of 12 %?

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A man bought 25 creates of oranges for Rs 10,000/-. He lost 5 crates. In order to earn a total profit of 25% of the total cost, he would have to sell each of the remaining crates at:

  • Rs 650/-

  • Rs 625/-

  • Rs 600/-

  • Rs 575/-

B.

Rs 625/-

Purchased crates = 25Lost crates = 5 Net crates = (25 - 5) = 20 crates.Let he sells remaining crates at Rs. x/-Now, according to the question,

What percentage above the CP must an article be marked to gain 10% after giving a discount of 12 %?

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