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The marked price of a book is Rs.4,600. A bookseller offers a 10% discount on it and still makes a profit of 20%. Find the cost price of the book (in rupees).
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The correct answer is
3450
3450 is correct.
Selling price after a 10% discount on the marked price: \(4600\times\dfrac{90}{100}=4140\), i.e. ₹4,140.
This selling price already includes a 20% profit, so it is 120% of the cost price.
Cost price \(=4140\times\dfrac{100}{120}=3450\), i.e. ₹3,450.
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