An item with a marked price of ₹657 was sold for ₹526. What was the percentage of discount given?
An item with a marked price of ₹657 was sold for ₹526. What was the percentage of discount given? (Round off the answer to two decimal places.)
₹657 अंकित मूल्य वाली एक वस्तु ₹526 में बेची गई। दी गई छूट का प्रतिशत कितना है? (उत्तर को दशमलव के दो स्थानों तक पूर्णांकित करें।)
Detailed Solution & Logic
Correct Answer:
19.94%
Marked Price (MP) = ₹657
Selling Price (SP) = ₹526
Discount
= MP − SP
= 657 − 526
= ₹131
Percentage of Discount
$\text{Discount %} = \frac{\text{Discount}}{\text{Marked Price}} \times 100$
$= \frac{131}{657} \times 100$
$= 19.939... %$
Rounded to two decimal places:
Discount = 19.94%
Correct option: 19.94%
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