- A₹395
- B₹486
- C₹234
- D₹126
Step-by-Step Solution
SP = CP × . Trap: ₹395 treats 35% as a flat ₹35, ₹234 subtracts instead of adds , and ₹126 is only the profit (35% of 360), not the selling price.
Answer: B) ₹486
A sweet shop in Ratlam spends ₹360 to make one kilogram of soan papdi and wants a profit of 35% on its cost. At what price per kilogram should it sell?
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Key idea: Discount
A discount is a reduction off the **marked price** (MP), not the cost price. The selling price (SP) is what the customer actually pays.
**SP = MP − Discount**
**Discount % = (Discount / MP) × 100**
Example: shirt MP ₹800, discount 25%. Discount amount = 25% of 800 = 200. SP = 800 − 200 = 600.
Note: discount % is calculated on MP. Profit/loss % (Class 7) is on CP. Don't mix them up.
**SP = MP − Discount**
**Discount % = (Discount / MP) × 100**
Example: shirt MP ₹800, discount 25%. Discount amount = 25% of 800 = 200. SP = 800 − 200 = 600.
Note: discount % is calculated on MP. Profit/loss % (Class 7) is on CP. Don't mix them up.
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