Question

Calculate the marked price(original price)if after 20% discount, the price of an article.

Answer 1

Answer: An article was sold at a 20% discount, at Rs. 400. What was its marked price?

Let M denotes the required marked price of the given article.

Hence from above data we get following relation,

(1 - 20/100)*M = 400

or (4/5)*M = 400

or M = (5/4)*400 = 500 (Rs) [Ans]

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