Question

The selling price of a book after a discount of 8% is Rs.1472.What was the market priceof the book?

Answer 1

GIVEN,

Discount%=8, SP=1472

TO FIND,

the MP of the book.

SOLUTION,

let the market price MP be 'X' and SP= 1472

since the book is sold at a discount of 8%

as we know the formula for the market price is,

$MP= \frac{100}{100-D percent} * SP$

substituting the values given to us,

$X=\frac{100}{100-8} * 1472\\\\X=\frac{100}{92} * 1472\\\\X= 100*16\\\\X=1600$

HENCE THE MARKET PRICE OF THE BOOK IS ₹1600 BEFORE APPLYING DISCOUNT.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

solution;

since since discount is on MP which is not known we will a assume it to be rs 100.

if m.p is rs100, then s.p=rs92(8%discount)

when s.p is92 , m.p =100

and when s.p is rs1472

m.p= 100*1472/92

rs1600.

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