Question

Your father decides to buy a smartphone for your mother from one of the 2 stores. Store 1 sells a smartphone that costs ₹ 10,000 with a discount of 25%. Store 2 offers the same phone at ₹ 11,000 with a discount of 30%. Which is a better deal, in terms of the cost?

• A. Store 1
• B. Store 2
• C. Both deals are equal
• D. Cannot determine

Answer 1

The correct option is A Store 1

Given, store1 offers 25% discount on ₹10,000.

Sale price on store1 = $10000\times \frac{100-25}{100}=10000\times \frac{75}{100}=7500$

Store2 offers 30% discount on ₹11,000.

Sale price on store2 = $11000\times \frac{100-30}{100}=11000\times \frac{70}{100}=7700$

The deal on store1 is better since the phone costs ₹7,500, which is ₹200 less than store2's price of ₹7,700.