Question

The marked price of a water cooler is $ 4500. The shopkeeper offers an off-season discount of 18% on it. Find its selling price.

Answer 1

3690

Explanation:

the original price is 4500

for decreasing or discount we use this formula x discount upo 100 multiply by the original price. so for this question if we apply the formula it will be

18upon 100 x4500. the answer comes as 810. noww we subtract the original price from the discounted price. so 4500-810=3690. comes as ur selling price

Answer 2

$3690

Explanation:

Let's first find what percent of the original price it is being sold for.

100%-18%=82%

The water cooler is being sold for 82% of its original price.

Let's now find 82% of 4500.

0.82*4500=3690

The selling price is $3690