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  1. A shopkeeper sold his goods at half the list price and thus lost 20%. If he had sold on the listed price, his gain percentage would be
    1. 60 %
    2. 20 %
    3. 72 %
    4. 35 %
Correct Option: A

Let Marked price of article = Rs. y and Cost price of article ( C.P. ) = Rs. 100
According to the question ,

y
= 80 ⇒ y = Rs. 160
2

Gain on selling at the marked price = 160 - 100 = 60%



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