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On a marked price of 840, a discount of 126 is:
A12 per cent
B18 per cent
C21 per cent
D15 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. 15 per cent
1. Discount percentage is discount over marked price.
2. That is 126 divided by 840, times 100.
3. The result is 15 per cent.
4. So the answer is 15 per cent.
_Source: NCERT Class 8 Mathematics, Ch 7 'Comparing Quantities'_
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