Question

The ratio of cost price and marked price of an article is 2:3 and ratio of percentage profit and percentage discount is 3:2 . what is the discount percentage?
A) 16.66%
B) 20%
C) 25%
D) 33.33%

Answer 1

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cp = 20 , mp = 30 , sp = x
%P = (x-20)/20 , %D = (30-x)/30
since ,
%P/%D = 2/3 = > x-20 = 30-x so, x =25
so, d = 5
%D = 5/30 *100 = 16.66 % ✔️

Answer 2

Option a is the correct answer