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by vishalranka » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:18 pm
A retailer purchase a television set for x percent less than its list price, and then sold it for y percent less than its list price .What was the list price of the television set?

1) x= 15

2) x-y =6
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by TheGmatTutor » Mon Jun 14, 2010 9:26 pm
S1. We only know he purchased at a 15 percent discount but don't know the list price, Insufficient
S2. We know he added a 6 percent markup, but don't know the list price, Insufficient

Together, we still don't have any actual number for list price, so E.
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by kvcpk » Tue Jun 15, 2010 12:42 am
There are no numbers mentioned apart from percentages. So we cant find the list price. Answer should be E.

What is OA?