The marked price of a shirt is ₹1,500 and a discount of 12% is allowed on it. Find the discount amount and the

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Q. The marked price of a shirt is ₹1,500 and a discount of 12% is allowed on it. Find the discount amount and the selling price.

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Here the marked price is $MP=₹1{,}500$ and the rate of discount is $d=12\%$ , reckoned on the marked price.

Step 1 — Find the discount amount.

\text{Discount}=\frac{d}{100}\times MP=\frac{12}{100}\times1500=₹180.

Step 2 — Find the selling price.

SP=MP-\text{Discount}=1500-180=₹1{,}320,

or directly $SP=MP\left(1-\dfrac{12}{100}\right)=1500\times0.88=₹1{,}320.$ …

Q.The marked price of a shirt is ₹1,500 and a discount of 12% is allowed on it. Find the discount amount and the selling price.