Question

A shoes keeper marks the price of an article at $80. fine the selling price of the article if

(a). he gives a discount of 10%,
(b). he hives two sucessive discounts of 5% each.​

Answer 1

$72

Explanation:

A.)

selling price = marked price - discount

selling price = $80 - (10% of $80)

subtract the discount from the marked price:

selling price = $80 - $8 = $72

B.)

selling price = marked price - (1st discount + 2nd discount)

1st discount = 0.05 x $80 = $4

2nd discount = 0.05 * ($80 - $4) = 0.05 * $76 = $3.80

to determine the selling price, subtract both discounts from the marked price.

selling Price = $80 - ($4 + $3.80) = $80 - $7.80 = $72.20