The marked price of an article is Rs 80 and it is sold at Rs 76. The discount rate is :

5 %

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95 %

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10 %

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a p p r o x 11 %

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Solution

The correct option is A $5 %$
Let the discount rate be x%
$80 \times \frac{x}{100} = (80 - 76)$ (actual discount = 4Rs.)
$x = \frac{4 \times 100}{80}$ = 5%

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The marked price of an article is Rs 80 and it is sold at Rs 76. The discount rate is :

The correct option is A 5%Let the discount rate be x%80×x100=(80−76)(actual discount = 4Rs.)x=4×10080 = 5%

The correct option is A $5 %$
Let the discount rate be x%
$80 \times \frac{x}{100} = (80 - 76)$ (actual discount = 4Rs.)
$x = \frac{4 \times 100}{80}$ = 5%