Discount is the difference between the marked price and the selling price.
Example
A discount of Sh 5,200 was allowed on the marked price of a photocopier.
The photocopier was sold at Sh 46,800.
What was the percentage discount?
Marked price = discount + sale price
= Sh 5,200 + Sh 46,800
= Sh 52,000
= (5,200 / 52,000) X 100
= 10%
1. Kingori paid sh 64.00 for a book after getting a 20 % discount from the marked price. What was the marked price of the book?
A. Sh 51.20 B. Sh 80.00 C. Sh 76.80 D. Sh 84.00
2. The marked price of an article is sh 75. A customer paid sh 50 after being allowed a discount. What was the percentage discount?
A. 66.67% B. 50% C. 33.33% D. 25%
3. Wanja paid sh 135 for a blouse after getting a discount of sh 15. What was the percentage discount?
A. 10 % B. 11 1/9% C. 12 1/2% D. 15%
4. During a sale a shopkeeper gave a discount of 15 % for any item in the shop. Amina got a discount of sh 22.50 for a jacket. What was the price of the jacket before the discount?
A. Sh 127.50 B. Sh 37.50 C. Sh 172.50 D. Sh 150.00
5. Obed paid sh 320 for a shirt after getting a 20 % discount. What was the marked price for the shirt?
A. Sh 384 B. Sh 340 C. Sh 256 D. Sh 400
6. The marked price of an article was sh 240. Sombe bought the article after he was given a 20 % discount. What balance did he get from a five hundred shillings note?
A. Sh 300 B. Sh 308 C. Sh 452 D. Sh 212
7. The marked price of a shirt was sh 500. Wanyama was given a 15 % discount when he bought it. He then sold it making a 10 % profit. For how much did he sell the shirt?
A. Sh 467.50 B. Sh 475.00 C. Sh 382.50 D. Sh 625.00
8. The marked price of a pair of shoes was sh 1000. What was the percentage discount given if Sharifa bought the shoes for sh 900?
A. 111 1/9% B. 90% C. 11 1/9% D. 10%
9. Moibei paid sh 900 for a pair of shoes after getting a discount of 20 %. What was the marked price for the pair of shoes?
A. Sh 720 B. Sh 920 C. Sh 1080 D. Sh 1125
10. Omollo paid sh 5780 for a radio after getting a 15 % discount on the marked price. How much would he have paid if he had ben given a 20 % discount?
A. Sh 1360 B. Sh 4624 C. Sh 5440 D. Sh 6800
11. The marked price for a radio was sh 5800. Korir was given a 20 % discount for paying cash. How much money did he pay for the radio?
A. Sh 4640 B. Sh 1160 C. Sh 6960 D. Sh 5780
