Question

After offering discount of 10% on marked price, a customer gets total discount of Rs 17. To find the cost price for the customer, fill in the following boxes with appropriate numbers and complete the activity.

Answer 1

Suppose, marked price of the item = 100 rupees 

Therefore, for customer that item costs 100 – 10 = 90 rupees. 

Hence, when the discount is [10] then the selling price is [90] rupees. 

Suppose when the discount is [17] rupees, the selling price is x rupees.

∴ The customer will get the item for Rs 153.