A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 20.65%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?	Choose the correct choice from the following answers:  A) 60%  B) 27%  C) 30%  D) 56%  E) 73%
Let C.P. be Rs. 100.   Then, S.P. = Rs. 120.65   Let marked price be Rs. x. Then, 95/100 x = 120.65   x = 12065/95 = Rs. 127   Now, S.P. = Rs. 127, C.P. = Rs. 100   Profit % =27%.   Answer: 27%
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A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 20.65%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?