Question

A shop selling sewing machines offers 3% discount on all cash purchases. what cash amount a customer pay for a sewing machines, the price of which is marked at Rs 650.

Answer 1

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$$\begin{gathered} \mathrm{Marked}\mathrm{price}\mathrm{of}\mathrm{machine}=\mathrm{Rs}650 \\ \mathrm{Discount}\mathrm{allowed}=3\% \\ \mathrm{So},\mathrm{Discount}\mathrm{allowed}\mathrm{on}\mathrm{machine}=3\%\mathrm{of}\mathrm{Rs}650 \\ =\frac{3}{100}\times 650 \\ =\mathrm{Rs}19.5 \\ \mathrm{Ther}e\mathrm{fore},\mathrm{cash}\mathrm{amount}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{customer}\mathrm{pay}\mathrm{for}\mathrm{a}\mathrm{sewing}\mathrm{machine}=\mathrm{Rs}\left(650-19.5\right)=\mathrm{Rs}630.5 \end{gathered}$$
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