Question

If $\mathrm{a}\%$ is the discount percent on a marked price $\mathrm{x}$, then the discount is ?

• A. $\frac{\mathrm{x}}{\mathrm{a}}\times 100$
• B. $\frac{\mathrm{a}}{\mathrm{x}}\times 100$
• C. $\mathrm{x}\times \left(\frac{\mathrm{a}}{100}\right)$
• D. $\left(\frac{100}{\mathrm{x}\times \mathrm{a}}\right)$

Answer 1

The correct option is C

$\mathrm{x}\times \left(\frac{\mathrm{a}}{100}\right)$

Explanation of correct answer:

Compute the discount:

A discount is applicable on the marked price.

Marked price is an amount set by the seller which is more than the cost price of the product.

The price at which a product is sold is called the selling price of the product.

when a discount is applied selling price is less than the marked price of the product.

It is given that, $\mathrm{a}\%$ is the discount on the marked price $\mathrm{x}$

$\mathrm{Discount}=\mathrm{Discount}\%\times \mathrm{marked}\mathrm{price}$

$\Rightarrow \mathrm{Discount}=\frac{\mathrm{a}}{100}\times \mathrm{x}$

Therefore, $\frac{\mathrm{a}}{100}\times \mathrm{x}$ is the discount on the marked price $\mathrm{x}$.

Hence, option$\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$ is the correct answer.