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The price of an article is cut by 24%, to restore to its original value, the new price must be increased by ________.
- A24 percent
- B19.35 percent
- C30 percent
- D31.58 percent
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Let price of an article be x
Price of an article with 24% cut = x – 24% of x = 0.76x
%increase = [(x – 0.76x)/0.76x] × 100 = 31.58%
Price of an article with 24% cut = x – 24% of x = 0.76x
%increase = [(x – 0.76x)/0.76x] × 100 = 31.58%