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An article is sold for Rs 547.40 after successive discounts of 30% and 15%. What is the market price of the article?

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Explanation:

Let the marked price of the article =x Rs.
As per the question, there is the 30% and 15% discounts are given at the marked price,
$$\Rightarrow (\dfrac{x \times 70}{100})\times (\dfrac{85}{100})=547.40$$
$$\Rightarrow x=547.40\times \dfrac{10\times 100}{7\times 85}$$
$$\Rightarrow x=920$$Rs.

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