Aditya purchase a book with a 20 % discount on marked price. How much Rs. did he pay if book marked

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Aditya purchase a book with a $20 \%$ discount on the marked price. How much $Rs.$ did he pay if the book marked was $Rs.$ $500 ?$

A

$400$

B

$300$

C

$200$

D

$500$

Solution

Here, $MP = Rs .500$

Now since we need discount of $20 \%$

$\Rightarrow$ Amount paid $=$ $Rs$. $\left[500-500 \times \frac{20}{100}\right]=$ $Rs. 400$

Standard 13

Quantitative Aptitude

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