A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 18.75%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?  Choices
A) 60%
B) 23%
C) 25%
D) 56%
E) 73%
Let C.P. be Rs. 100.   Then, S.P. = Rs. 118.75   Let marked price be Rs. x. Then, 95/100 x = 118.75   x = 11875/95 = Rs. 125   Now, S.P. = Rs. 125, C.P. = Rs. 100   Profit % = 25%.   Answer: 25%
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A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 5% and earned a profit of 18.75%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?