Question

the actual price of book is 175 and he sold at 160 rupees what is the discount percentage??

Answer 1

cp= 175
sp= 160
discount= 175-160= 15

discount%= discount/cp*100
                 =15/175*100
                 =8.57%

Answer 2

mrp = 175
s.p=160
discount = mrp - s.p
175 - 160 = 15
discount percentage = discount /list price multiplied by 100
= 15/175* 100
=8.57 PERCENT