Question

The marked price of an article is Rs. $x$, and selling price is Rs. $y$, then the discount percentage is

• A. $\frac{(x-y)100}{x}$
• B. $\frac{(y-x)100}{x}$
• C. $y-x$
• D. $\frac{x-y}{100}$

Answer 1

The correct option is A $\frac{(x-y)100}{x}$

The marked price of an article is Rs. $x$, and selling price is Rs. $y$

Price difference $=$ Rs. $(x-y)$

Now, on Rs. $x$, there is a discount of Rs. $(x-y)$

Thus, on Rs. $100$, there will be a discount of Rs. $\frac{(x-y)}{x}\times 100\%$.