A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 10% and earned a profit of 25%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?
Pick:  A) 39%  B) 52%  C) 15%  D) 21%  E) 28%
Let C.P. be $100.   Then, S.P. = $ 125   Let marked price be $ x. Then, 90/100 * x = 125   x = 12500/90 = $ 139   Now, S.P. = $ 139, C.P. = Rs. 100   Profit % = 39%.   39%nswer: 39%
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A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 10% and earned a profit of 25%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?