PSLEFred bought one mobile phone for $234 after a discount of 10%.
- What was the price of the mobile phone before discount?
- He paid $172 for a tablet. The total discount for the mobile phone and tablet was $198. What was the percentage discount given for the tablet?
(a)
Price of the mobile phone after the discount in percentage
= 100% - 10%
= 90%
90% of the price of the mobile phone = 234
1% of the price of the mobile phone = 234 ÷ 90 = 2.6
100% of the price of the mobile phone = 100 x 2.6 = 260
Price of the mobile phone before the discount = $260
(b)
Discount of the mobile phone
= 260 - 234
= $26
Discount of the tablet
= 198 - 26
= $172
Original price of the tablet
= 172 + 172
= $344
Percentage discount of the tablet
=
172344 x 100%
= 50%
Answer(s): (a) $260; (b) 50%