A shopkeeper sold an article offering a discount of 4% and earned a profit of 44%. What would have been the percentage of profit earned if no discount was offered?
Select:
A) 24
B) 28
C) 30
D) 32
E) 50

Rationale: "let c . p . be rs . 100 . then , s . p . = rs . 144 let marked price be rs . x . then , 96 / 100 x = 144 x = 14400 / 96 = rs . 150 now , s . p . = rs . 150 , c . p . = rs . 100 profit % = 50 % . answer : e"
Answer: E