IIMB 2001 - The sum of the cost prices of three items was ₹24,150. The person sold the first item at a profit of 72\%, the second item at a profit of 40\%, and the third item at a profit of 126\%. The total profit earned from the sale of these three items was ₹13,942. If the cost price of the second item was ₹175 more than what it actually was, then the ratio of the cost prices of the second and the third items, respectively, would have been 4 : 5. What was the difference (in Rs.) between the profits earned from the sale of the first and the second items? | PYQs + Solutions

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6342

6442

6132

6272

✅ Correct Option: 4

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