(B) Let the marked price $(M.P.)$ of the watch be $x$.Case $1$: The man buys the watch at a $10 \%$ discount.Selling Price $1 = x - 0.10x = 0.90x$.Cas

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(B) Let the marked price $(M.P.)$ of the watch be $x$.Case $1$: The man buys the watch at a $10 \%$ discount.Selling Price $1 = x - 0.10x = 0.90x$.Case $2$: If the man had bought the watch at a $20 \%$ discount.Selling Price $2 = x - 0.20x = 0.80x$.According to the problem,the difference between the two prices is $Rs.\, 125$.$0.90x - 0.80x = 125$$0.10x = 125$$x = \frac{125}{0.10}$$x = 1250$Therefore,the marked price of the watch is $Rs.\, 1250$.

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$A$ man bought a watch for $10 \%$ discount. If he had bought it for $20 \%$ discount,he would have saved $Rs.\, 125$ more. The marked price of the watch is (in $Rs.$):

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$2500$
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$1250$
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$3750$
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$1000$

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