ABC26GN2794 · Profit and Loss
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Profit and Loss · Exam: · Marks: · Difficulty:
An article was sold for ₹ $y$ after giving a discount of $x \%$. Then, its list price is
(a)$\frac{100 y}{100-x}$
(b)$\frac{100 y}{1-x}$
(c)$\frac{100 y}{1-(x / 100)}$
(d)None of these
Answer
Explanation
Let the list price be ₹ $z$. $$\begin{aligned} & \therefore(100-x) \% \text { of } z=y \Rightarrow\left(\frac{100-x}{100}\right) \times z=y \\ & \quad \Rightarrow z=\left(\frac{100 y}{100-x}\right) . \end{aligned}$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.
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