PSLEOscar bought one mobile phone for $200 after a discount of 20%.
- What was the price of the mobile phone before discount?
- He paid $117 for a printer. The total discount for the mobile phone and printer was $193. What was the percentage discount given for the printer?
(a)
Price of the mobile phone after the discount in percentage
= 100% - 20%
= 80%
80% of the price of the mobile phone = 200
1% of the price of the mobile phone = 200 ÷ 80 = 2.5
100% of the price of the mobile phone = 100 x 2.5 = 250
Price of the mobile phone before the discount = $250
(b)
Discount of the mobile phone
= 250 - 200
= $50
Discount of the printer
= 193 - 50
= $143
Original price of the printer
= 117 + 143
= $260
Percentage discount of the printer
=
143260 x 100%
= 55%
Answer(s): (a) $250; (b) 55%