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The price of an item is 10% cheaper in an online store S compared to the price at another online store M.Store S charges ₹ `150 for delivery. There are no delivery charges for orders from the store M. A person bought the item from the store S and saved `₹100. What is the price of the item at the online store S (in ₹`) if there are no other charges than what is described above?

Options

A

1500

B

2500

C

1750

D

2250

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Correct Answer :

Option D

2250

Solution :

The correct option is 2250.

Let P be the price of the item at store M.
Since the price of the item is 10% cheaper in store S compared to store M, the price of the item at store S is:
P S = P - 0.10 P = 0.90 P

Now, let us calculate the total cost of purchasing the item from each store, including delivery charges:
• Store S charges ₹150 for delivery, so the total cost at store S is:
Total Cost S = 0.90 P + 150
• Store M has no delivery charges, so the total cost at store M is:
Total Cost M = P

According to the problem, the person bought the item from store S and saved ₹100. This means the total cost at store S is ₹100 less than the total cost at store M:
Total Cost M - Total Cost S = 100
Substituting the expressions into this equation:
P - ( 0.90 P + 150 ) = 100

We can solve for P step-by-step:
0.10 P - 150 = 100
Add 150 to both sides of the equation:
0.10 P = 250
Divide by 0.10:
P = 250 0.10 = 2500

Thus, the price of the item at store M is ₹2500.
The price of the item at store S (PS) is:
P S = 0.90 × 2500 = 2250

Therefore, the price of the item at store S is ₹2250.

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