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v reduced the price of an article by 5%. By how much% a retailer must increase the new price so as10. A company reduced the price of an artito sell the aritcle at the old price?

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Let original price be "x":After reduction: 0.95x------Solve:k(0.95x) = x0.95k = 1k = 1/0.95 = 1.0526-------Ans: Increase price by 5.26%=============================

Step-by-step explanation:

let initial price was 100

reduced price is 95.

so.. we need to increase ₹5 to sell it at initial price

and we can calculate the percentage value of ₹5 on the basis of 95..

it is..

5×100/95=5.26%

the correct answer is 5.26%

suppose the original price is = Xafter reduction : 0.95X solutionk {0.95x}= X0.95k= 1k = 1/0.95 = 1.0526 so answer - increase price by 5.26%


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