PSLEAhmad bought one television set for $213 after a discount of 25%.
- What was the price of the television set before discount?
- He paid $195 for a projector. The total discount for the television set and projector was $126. What was the percentage discount given for the projector?
(a)
Price of the television set after the discount in percentage
= 100% - 25%
= 75%
75% of the price of the television set = 213
1% of the price of the television set = 213 ÷ 75 = 2.84
100% of the price of the television set = 100 x 2.84 = 284
Price of the television set before the discount = $284
(b)
Discount of the television set
= 284 - 213
= $71
Discount of the projector
= 126 - 71
= $55
Original price of the projector
= 195 + 55
= $250
Percentage discount of the projector
=
55250 x 100%
= 22%
Answer(s): (a) $284; (b) 22%