Question

Arun bought a pair of skates at a scale where the discount given was 20%. If the amount he pays is Rs. 1600, find the market price.

• A. Rs. 2000
• B. Rs. 2400
• C. Rs. 2200
• D. Rs. 1800

Answer 1

The correct option is A Rs. 2000

Let the market price of a pair of skates be $Rs.100$.
$Discount=20\%$ of $MP$
$=20\%$ of Rs. $100=Rs.20$
$\therefore SP=MP-Discount=Rs.(100-20)=Rs.80$
Now, when $SP=Rs.80,MP=Rs.100$
When $SP$ is $Rs.1$, $MP=Rs.\frac{100}{80}$
When SP is Rs. 1600, $MP=Rs.(\frac{100}{80}\times 1600)=Rs.2000$
Hence, the market price of the pair of skates is $Rs.2000.$