1. Discount and Marked price word problem

2. Selling Price(SP) = Marked Price (MP) – Discount(D)
Example 1:- Sarath marks his TV to be sold for Rs3,500 and gives a discount of Rs 400, then find the selling price of TV.
Solution
Given:- Marked Price(MP)=Rs 3500, Discount=Rs 400
To Find:- Selling Price(SP) of TV
If Marked Price and Discount is given Selling Price can be calculated as follows
Selling Price(SP) = Marked Price (MP) – Discount(D)
= – 400 =3100
Ans: Selling Price of TV is 3100
SP = MP – D
MP = SP + D
D = MP - SP

3. Example 2:- Priya wants to sell Saree at a profit of Rs 500 which he bought for Rs 2500 after a discount of Rs 350. What is the marked price of the Saree?
Solution
Given:- Cost Price(CP)=Rs 2500 , Discount(D)=Rs 350,Profit (P)= Rs 500
To Find:- Marked price(MP) of saree
Selling Price(SP) = Cost Price(CP) + Profit(P)
= = 3000
If Selling Price and Discount is given Marked Price can be calculated as follows
Market Price(MP) = Selling Price(SP) + Discount(D)
= = 3350
Ans:- Marked price of saree is Rs 3350
CP = SP - P
SP = CP + P
SP = MP – D
MP = SP + D
D = MP - SP

4. Discount(D) = Marked Price (MP) – Selling Price(SP)
Example3:- Vinod purchases a TV for Rs 24,000. She intends to sell it at a profit of Rs 1500 on sales and she Rs 28,000. What is the discount that he will give to his customer?
Solution
Given:- Cost Price(CP) = Rs 24000, Profit(P)= Rs 1500,Market Price(MP)=Rs 28000
To Find:- Dicount(D)
Selling Price(SP) = Cost Price(CP) + Profit(P)
= = 25500
If Marked Price and Selling Price is given Discount can be calculated as follows
Discount(D) = Marked Price (MP) – Selling Price(SP)
= – = 2500
Ans:- Discount = Rs 2500
CP = SP - P
SP = CP + P
SP = MP – D
MP = SP + D
D = MP - SP

5. Try these
1. Raghu buys a sofa for Rs He wants to sell it at a profit of Rs 1200
after making a discount of Rs 800. What is the marked price of the chair?
2. Vinod offers his customers a discount of Rs 50 on each Shirt and still
makes a profit of Rs 200 per shirt. What is he actual cost price of the vase
if marked price is Rs 1500.