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Standard VII

Mathematics

Finding Discounts

Question 55If...

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Question 55

If the discount of Rs y is available on the marked price of Rs x, then the discount per cent is $\frac{x}{y} \times 100 %$

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False

Marked price = Rs x
Discount = Rs y
$∴$ Discount percentage $= \frac{D i s c o u n t}{M a r k e d p r i c e} \times 100 % = \frac{y}{x} \times 100 %$

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Question 55 If the discount of Rs y is available on the marked price of Rs x, then the discount per cent is xy×100%

False Marked price = Rs x Discount = Rs y ∴ Discount percentage =DiscountMarked price×100%=yx×100%

Question 55

If the discount of Rs y is available on the marked price of Rs x, then the discount per cent is $\frac{x}{y} \times 100 %$

False

Marked price = Rs x
Discount = Rs y
$∴$ Discount percentage $= \frac{D i s c o u n t}{M a r k e d p r i c e} \times 100 % = \frac{y}{x} \times 100 %$