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Find the Amount Paid by a Customer When He Buys a Watch Priced at Rs. 5400 Available at a Discount of 12%. - Mathematics

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Question

Find the amount paid by a customer when he buys a watch priced at Rs. 5400 available at a discount of 12%.

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Solution

M.P. = Rs.5400, discount = 12%
To find the amount paid by the customer, that is, the S.P.
S.P. = `(1 - "d"/100)` of M.P.

⇒ S.P. = `(1 - 12/100) xx 5400`

⇒ S.P. = `(88)/(100) xx 5400`
⇒ S.P. = Rs.4752
Hence, the amount paid by the customer is Rs.4752.

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Chapter 2: Profit , Loss and Discount - Exercise 2.3

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Chapter 2 Profit , Loss and Discount
Exercise 2.3 | Q 4

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