An almirah is sold for 5,225 after a discount of 5%. Its marked price was:

1. A 5 per cent discount means the buyer pays 95 per cent of the marked price. 2. So 95 per cent of the marked price = 5225. 3. One per cent is therefore 5225 / 95 = 55. 4. The full marked price is 100 x 55 = 5500. 5. Adding 5 per cent to 5225 instead would give 5486, which is why working backwards from the sale price must use 95, not 105. _Source: syllabus Maths, Ch 7 'Comparing Quantities', S7.2 Finding Discounts_