Question

Hima makes handmade craft paper.

Hima’s friend Sharon, ordered 1250 sheets of paper from Hima for printing his wedding invitation card.
Hima sells each sheet for ₹ 3.2, but Sharon being her friend, she sold the paper for ₹2.9.
From the options given below, identify the total discount Sharon got in this purchase.

Answer 1

Hima's selling price for each sheet of paper is ₹3.2, but Sharon was charged ₹2.9 per sheet. So, Sharon got a discount of:

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Discount per sheet = Selling price per sheet - Sharon's price per sheet

= ₹3.2 - ₹2.9

= ₹0.3

Now, Sharon ordered 1250 sheets of paper, so the total discount she got is:

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Total discount = Discount per sheet x Number of sheets

= ₹0.3 x 1250

= ₹375

Therefore, Sharon got a total discount of ₹375 in this purchase.