Question

if a person buy a book for Rs 36,which available on 40% discount off the original price. what is the original price of the book

Answer 1

the original price of the book is 14.4

Answer 2

Let the original price of book be x
Then the price at which the book was bought is 60/100 x = 36
∴ x= (36×100)/60 = 360/6 = 60/-