Question

A house wife paid Rs. $1260$ for a handbag after $37\%$ discount. The original price of the handbag was

• A. Rs. $1500$
• B. Rs. $1850$
• C. Rs. $2000$
• D. Rs. $1760$

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Rs. $2000$

Let $P$ be the original price.
Then according to question, we have
$1260=P-37\%$ of $P$
$\Rightarrow 1260=\frac{63P}{100}$
$\Rightarrow P=1260\times \frac{100}{63}$
$\Rightarrow P=2000$
Thus, original price of the handbag is Rs. $2000$.