Question

A bookshop offers a discount of 20% to purchases for 200 rupees or more. Geetha bought a book from there for 165 rupees. Sreelekshmi bought the same book for the same and another book for 35 rupees. How much did Geetha pay? And Sreelekshmi?

Answer 1

Discount offered by bookshop = 20%

Price of the book bought by Geeta = Rs 165

Since the discount was on the purchase of Rs 200 or more, Geeta got no discount.

∴ Money paid by Geeta = Rs 165

Price of the first book bought by Sreelekshmi = Rs 165

Price of the second book bought by Sreelekshmi = Rs 35

Total cost of books = Rs 165 + Rs 35 = Rs 200

We know: Discount percent × Marked price = Discount amount

⇒ Discount amount = 20% of Rs 200

= Rs

= Rs 40

Discounted value = Rs 200 − Rs 40 = Rs 160

Therefore, money paid by Sreelekshmi = Rs 160