Table of Contents
- Finding the Original Amount – Example
- What’s Next?
In the previous segment, we had looked at the percentage increase and decrease. In this
segment of the chapter ‘Comparing Quantities’, we will see how to find the original amount
Finding the Original Amount – Example
Q. In a sale, the price of shoes is advertised as reduced by 20%. If the reduced price
is ₹ 200, what is its original price?
Solution:
Let the original price be ₹ 100.
Reduction = 20 % of original price
20
=
100
× 100
= ₹ 20
∴ Discount = ₹ 20
∴ Reduced price = 100 – 20 = ₹ 80
By using the Unitary method
|
If reduced price = 80 |
Original price price = 100 |
|
If reduced price = 200 |
Original price = ? |
∴ 100×200 = 250
80
∴ Original amount is ₹ 250.
