Question

A man buys a single apple for rs.25. If he were to buy a dozen apples, he would have to pay a total amount of rs.250. What would be the approximate percent discount be would get on buying a dozen apples? Select one:

Answer 1

the approximate percent discount he would get on buying a dozen apples would be
if cost of 1 apple is 25
cost of 12 apple is 12×25= 300
but he pays 250
so percent discount=
(300-250)/300×100=50/300×100=16.67%