Question

The marked price of an article is $Rs.900$. It is sold at a discount of $10\%$. Find the discount allowed on the article.

Answer 1

Marked price of an article $=Rs.900$
Rate of discount $=10\%$
Discount $=\frac{\text{Rate of discount}\times \text{M.P.}}{100}$
Discount $=Rs.\frac{10\times 900}{100}=Rs.90$
Discount allowed on the article is $Rs.90$.