A customer saves Rs. 15 when a discount of 20% on the marked price is offered. What did he pay for the article?

Rs. 120

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Rs. 80

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Rs. 60

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Solution

The correct option is D Rs. 60
We have
$S P = \frac{M (100 - d)}{100}$

$\frac{S P}{M} = \frac{100 - d}{100}$

$\frac{S P}{M - S P} = \frac{100 - d}{d}$

( $∵$ saving = MP - SP)

$\frac{S P}{15} = \frac{100 - 20}{20}$

$S P = \frac{80}{20} \times 15$ = Rs. 60

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A customer saves Rs. 15 when a discount of 20% on the marked price is offered. What did he pay for the article?

The correct option is D Rs. 60We haveSP=M(100−d)100SPM=100−d100SPM−SP=100−dd(∵ saving = MP - SP)SP15=100−2020SP=8020×15 = Rs. 60

The correct option is D Rs. 60
We have
$S P = \frac{M (100 - d)}{100}$

$\frac{S P}{M} = \frac{100 - d}{100}$

$\frac{S P}{M - S P} = \frac{100 - d}{d}$

( $∵$ saving = MP - SP)

$\frac{S P}{15} = \frac{100 - 20}{20}$

$S P = \frac{80}{20} \times 15$ = Rs. 60