Question

An article is sold for Rs. 680 after two successive discounts of 20% and x% on its marked price. The marked price of the article is Rs. 1,000. What is the value of x?

• A. 16
• B. 15
• C. 15.5
• D. 12.5

Answer 1

Answer:

B. 15

MP of the article = 1000 SP of the article after first discount = 1000 × (80/100) = 800 Final SP of the article = 680 Discount percentage = [(800 – 680)/800] × 100 = 15%