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A person first increases the price of a commodity by 10% and then he announces a discount of 15%. The actual discount on the original price is -

15%
26.5%
37.5%
412.5%

Answer:- 4

Explanation:-

Solution:

Let the original price of the commodity be Rs. 100.
Increased price = Rs. 110
Price after discount

$\eqalign{ & = {\text{85}}\% {\text{ of Rs}}{\text{.110}} \cr & {\text{ = Rs}}{\text{.}}\left( {\frac{{85}}{{100}} \times 110} \right) \cr & = {\text{Rs}}{\text{. 93}}{\text{.50}}{\text{.}} \cr}$ ∴ Discount on original price = (100 - 9305)% = 6.5%

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∴ Discount on original price = (100 - 9305)% = 6.5% ", "dateCreated": "7/24/2019 10:09:12 AM", "author": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nitin Sir" } }, "suggestedAnswer": { "@type": "Answer", "text": "

Solution:

Let the original price of the commodity be Rs. 100.
Increased price = Rs. 110
Price after discount

$\eqalign{ & = {\text{85}}\% {\text{ of Rs}}{\text{.110}} \cr & {\text{ = Rs}}{\text{.}}\left( {\frac{{85}}{{100}} \times 110} \right) \cr & = {\text{Rs}}{\text{. 93}}{\text{.50}}{\text{.}} \cr}$ ∴ Discount on original price = (100 - 9305)% = 6.5% ", "dateCreated": "7/24/2019 10:09:12 AM" } }

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