A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of $5 \%$ and earned a profit of $23.5 \% .$ What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?
A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of $5 \%$ and earned a profit of $23.5 \% .$ What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?
- A
$24.5$
- B
$28.5$
- C
$30$
- D
Data inadequate
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