On the marked price of an article, the sum of selling prices with a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and 15%, is ₹1,995. The marked price of the article (in ₹)is: |
1,550 1,800 1,500 1,600 |
1,500 |
Sum of selling price = Rs. 1995 Discount on 1st case = 35 percent Discount on 2nd case = 20 percent & 15 percent Let marked price be 100x ⇒ 65x + \(\frac{80 × 85}{100}\)x = 1995 ⇒ 65x + 68x = 1995 ⇒ 133x = 1995 ⇒ x = 15 ⇒ 100x = 1500 |