Find the Original Price of The Article was :
If the cost of an article is ₹ P after two successive reductions of 20% and 25%, the original price of the article was
- ₹ 4 P/5
- ₹ 3 P/5
- ₹ 5 P /3
- ₹ 5 P/4
Answer: (2) Rs. 3P/5
Explanation:-
The cost price of an article = Rs. P
Successive reductions = 20% and 25%
Then, Successive reductions = 20 + 25 – 20 x 25/100
= 45 – 5
= 40%
Then, original price = P – P x 40/100
= P – 2 P/5
= (5P – 2P)/5
= Rs. 3 P/5
Hence, the answer is (2) Rs. 3P/5.