The difference in selling prices of an item when sold at 4% profit and 6% profit is Rs. 3. What is the ratio of these two selling prices?

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2 Jan 2022
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Let the cost price of the item be Rs. x. The selling price at 4% profit is 1.04x, and at 6% profit is 1.06x. The ratio of the two selling prices is therefore 1.04x : 1.06x, which simplifies to 104 : 106 or 52 : 53.

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