A discount of 15% is allowed on an article,if a customer received N600 discount,find the actual amount paid on the article.
to find the full price, do
0.15x = 600
x = 4000
so the customer paid 4000-600 = 3400
To find the actual amount paid on the article after the discount, we need to solve the equation using the given information.
Let's assume the original price of the article is X.
According to the given information, a discount of 15% is allowed, which means the customer will pay 85% of the original price.
So, the amount the customer paid after the discount is:
(85/100) * X
Now, we are told that the customer received a discount of N600.
So we can set up an equation:
(85/100) * X = X - N600
Simplifying the equation:
85X/100 = X - N600
Multiply both sides of the equation by 100 to get rid of the fraction:
85X = 100(X - N600)
Expanding the equation:
85X = 100X - 100N600
Bringing like terms together:
100X - 85X = 100N600
15X = 100N600
Divide both sides of the equation by 15:
X = (100N600)/15
Simplifying further:
X = 20N600
Therefore, the actual amount paid on the article is 20 times the discount given, which is:
20 * N600 = N12,000.
To find the actual amount paid on the article, we need to know the original price of the article. Since we are given that a discount of 15% is allowed, we can assume that the discount is applied to the original price.
Let's use the variable "x" to represent the original price of the article.
Since a discount of 15% is applied, we can calculate the discount amount by multiplying the original price by 15% as a decimal (0.15):
Discount amount = x * 0.15
We are given that the customer received a N600 discount. So we can set up the equation:
Discount amount = N600
x * 0.15 = N600
To find the original price, we can divide both sides of the equation by 0.15:
x = N600 / 0.15
Now, let's calculate the original price (x):
x = N600 / 0.15
x = N4000
So, the original price of the article is N4000.
To find the actual amount paid on the article, we subtract the discount amount from the original price:
Actual amount paid = Original price - Discount amount
Substituting the values:
Actual amount paid = N4000 - N600
Actual amount paid = N3400
Therefore, the actual amount paid on the article is N3400.