’A’ sold an article to ’B’ at a profit of 20%. ’B’ sold the same article to ’C’ at a loss of 25% and ’C’ sold the same article to ’D’ at a profit of 40%. If ’D’ paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did ’A’ pay for it?
Select the correct option
A) Rs 175  B) Rs 200  C) Rs 180  D) Rs 210  E) Rs 230
Let the article costs ‘X’ to A   Cost price of Rs 200 = 1.2X   Cost price of C = 0.75(1.2X) = 0.9X   Cost price of D = 1.4(0.9X) = 1.26X = 252   Amount paid by A for the article = Rs 200   ANSWER:Rs 200
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’A’ sold an article to ’B’ at a profit of 20%. ’B’ sold the same article to ’C’ at a loss of 25% and ’C’ sold the same article to ’D’ at a profit of 40%. If ’D’ paid Rs 252 for the article, then find how much did ’A’ pay for it?