Question

Articles are marked at a price which gives a profit of 25%.after allowing a certain discount, the profit reduces to 121/2% .find its cost price

Answer 1

ANSWER:-

10%

STEP-BY-STEP EXPLANATION:-

Let the Actual Cost of Product- X

Marked Price of Product Will- 1.25X

And Selling Price After Discount Will- 1.125X

So, Discount Given- 1.25X-1.125X=0.125X

So Discount Percentage-

0.125X/1.25X*100=10% Ans!