PSLEValen bought one hard drive for $259 after a discount of 30%.
- What was the price of the hard drive before discount?
- He paid $117 for a printer. The total discount for the hard drive and printer was $144. What was the percentage discount given for the printer?
(a)
Price of the hard drive after the discount in percentage
= 100% - 30%
= 70%
70% of the price of the hard drive = 259
1% of the price of the hard drive = 259 ÷ 70 = 3.7
100% of the price of the hard drive = 100 x 3.7 = 370
Price of the hard drive before the discount = $370
(b)
Discount of the hard drive
= 370 - 259
= $111
Discount of the printer
= 144 - 111
= $33
Original price of the printer
= 117 + 33
= $150
Percentage discount of the printer
=
33150 x 100%
= 22%
Answer(s): (a) $370; (b) 22%