Question

A shopkeeper raised the market price by thirty percent and offered a discounts @40%. Find the actual discount offered by the shopkeeper Keeping in view of them original marked price

Answer 1

Answer:

22%

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the marked price be x

Then, Find the price with 30% raise:

30% of x = 0.3x

Price with 30% raise = x + 0.3x = 1.3x

So, Find the price after 40% discount:

40% = 0.4 (1.3x) = 0.52x

Price after 40% discount = 1.3x - 0.52x = 0.78x

Then Find the actual discount:

Discount = x - 0.78x = 0.22x

Discount percentage = (0.22 ÷ x) x 100 = 22%

Then , The discount is 22%