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The marked price of a radio is Rs 650 .The shopkeeper allows 12½% discount on it .At what price does he sell the radio ?
i could'nt do this because the discount is in fractions so have we to make it improper or what to do ?
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12 1/2 % = 12.5%
You can multiply the orginal price by 12.5% (.125) to find out the amount of the discount and then subtract that from the original price. Or you can multiply the original price by 87.5% (100% - 12.5% = 87.5% = .875).
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