Question

an article was sold at Rs 384 after two successive discount s of 20 % each The marked price of the article is ​

Answer 1

The marked price of the article is ​Rs. 600.

Step-by-step explanation:

The formula to compute the selling price of the article after applying two successive discounts is:

$SP=MP[1-\frac{d_{1}}{100}][1-\frac{d_{2}}{100}]$

Given:

SP = Rs. 384

d₁ = d₂ = 20%

Compute the value of MP as follows:

$SP=MP[1-\frac{d_{1}}{100}][1-\frac{d_{2}}{100}]$

$384=MP[1-\frac{20}{100}][1-\frac{20}{100}]$

$384=MP\times 0.80\times 0.80\\384=MP\times 0.64$

$MP=\frac{384}{0.64}$

$MP=600$

Thus, the marked price of the article is ​Rs. 600.