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A tradesman marks his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 15%, he makes a profit of 20%. What is the marked price of an article whose cost price is Rs. 170?

Given,


C.P. of the article = 170 Rs.


Profit = 20%





S.P. = 204


And discount = 15%



= M.P. – S.P.


S.P. = M.P.


M.P. = = 240


M.P. = 240/-


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