Question

An article was sold for Rs. 98,496 after providing three successive discounts of 10%, 5% and 4% respectively on the marked price. What was the marked price?

• A. Rs. 1,20,500
• B. Rs. 1,20,000
• C. Rs. 1,20,200
• D. Rs. 1,10,700

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Rs. 1,20,000

x × (90/100) × (95/100) × (96/100) = 98496 x = 98496 × (100/90) × (100/95) × (100/96) x = 1,20,000