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The price of a chocolate is increased by x% and then reduced by x%. The new price is 96.76% of the original price. Then x is:

Entered answer:

Solution

✅ Correct Answer: 18
Solution figure for IPMAT Indore 2024 SA question 14 (Arithmetic)

Alternate Method:

New price =96.76%=96.76 \% of original price

Net decrease =100%−96.76%=3.24%=100 \%-96.76 \%=3.24 \%

Therefore: −x2/100=−3.24-\mathrm{x}^{2} / 100=-3.24

x2/100=3.24x2=324x=18\begin{aligned} & x^{2} / 100=3.24 \\ & x^{2}=324 \\ & x=18 \end{aligned}


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