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A shopkeeper sold a fan having marked price Rs. 2300 at discounted price Rs. 2001. Find the percent discount given by the shopkeeper.

Options

Option A

23%

Option B

17%

Option C is correct

13%

Option D

15%

Explanation

The marked price (MP) is Rs. 23002300 and the discounted price (selling price, SP) is Rs. 20012001. The discount amount is MP−SP=2300−2001=299MP - SP = 2300 - 2001 = 299 Rs. The percent discount is calculated as (DiscountMP)×100%(\frac{\text{Discount}}{\text{MP}}) \times 100\%. So, Percent Discount =(2992300)×100%=(29923)%=13%= (\frac{299}{2300}) \times 100\% = (\frac{299}{23})\% = 13\%.