IBPS Clerk Mains 29 Nov 2025 Paper

Concept:Equal selling prices are used to equate the profit and loss expressions, then discount is found from the marked price and selling price.Explanation:Let the cost prices of Article A and Article B be $5x$ and $3x$ respectively.Article A is sold at a loss of ₹$125$, so its selling price is $SP_A = 5x - 125$.Article B is sold at a profit of ₹$75$, so its selling price is $SP_B = 3x + 75$.Since the selling prices are equal, equate them: $5x - 125 = 3x + 75$.Solving gives $2x = 200$, so $x = 100$.Thus, the cost price of Article A is $5 \times 100 = 500$.The selling price of Article A is $500 - 125 = 375$.Article A is marked 40% above its cost price, so the marked price is $MP = 500 \times 1.4 = 700$.Discount allowed on Article A is $MP - SP = 700 - 375 = 325$.Answer:The discount allowed on Article A is ₹$325$.Therefore, the correct option is C.