Question

Sona brought a car at some discount . If he sold it to hyer at 20% discount on market price, but still managed to make 25% profit, at what discount had Sona brought the car?​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let the marked price be Rs. 100.

The trader buys at discount of 20%.

Hence, his cost price = 100 − 20% of 100 = Rs. 80.

He wants to make profit 25%, hence his selling price is =80 + 25% of 80 = Rs. 100.

However, he wants to get this Rs. 100 after allowing a discount of 20%, i.e. he will sell at 80% of his marked price.

Hence, his marked price = 100/0.08 = Rs. 125 which is 25% more than the original marked price.