Question

After allowing the discount of 12 % on marked price of an article it is sold for rupees 880 then the marked price of the article is

Answer 1

let mp be x
discounted price=88x/100=880
x=1000

Answer 2

Let the marked price be x

so discount =12x/100

so by the condition given in your question

x-12x/100=880

100x-12x/100=880

88x=880×100

x=880×100/88

x=1000

so the marked price is Rs 1000