Question

Mr. A bought a refrigerator with 16 2/3 % discount on the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25 % discount, he would have saved 600 rupees. At what price did he buy the refrigerator?

A. 6000 rupees B. 7200 rupees C. 7500 rupees D. 5000 rupees

Answer 1

Correct Option: A

Here , First discount = 25% , Second discount = ( 50 / 3 )% ,

Difference of discounts = 25 −

50

% =

25

%

3 3

Let the marked price be y, then

According to question ,

y × 25

= 600

300

⇒ y = ₹ 7200

∴ Required S.P. = 7200 × 100 −

50

%

3

Required S.P. =

7200 × 250

= ₹ 6000

300