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Products pass successively through the hands of three traders and each of them sells his goods at a profit of 30% of his cost price. If the last trade...

SSC SSC CGL Tier 2 Easy Profit and Loss MCQ

Question

Products pass successively through the hands of three traders and each of them sells his goods at a profit of 30% of his cost price. If the last trader sold the products for Rs. 300, then how much did the first trader pay for them?

Options

A.

Rs. 330.55 (approx)

B.

Rs. 136.55 (approx)

C.

Rs. 240.55 (approx)

D.

Rs. 137.55 (approx)

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