Answer:
15%
Step-by-step explanation:
Question:
The price of a jacket was slashed from Rs.960 to Rs.816.Then the rate of discount offered is
Solution
Original price= Rs.960
Discount price= Rs.816
Difference in price=Original price - discount price
=Rs. 960 - Rs. 816
=Rs. 144
Percentage discount= Difference in price / Original price × 100
=Rs. 144 / Rs. 960 × 100
=0.15 × 100
=15%
The percentage discount =15% NOT 10% as you have written
