Question Details

The price of an item is 10% cheaper in an online store S compared to the price at another online store M.Store S charges ₹ `150 for delivery. There are no delivery charges for orders from the store M. A person bought the item from the store S and saved `₹100. What is the price of the item at the online store S (in ₹`) if there are no other charges than what is described above?

Options

A

1500

B

2500

C

1750

D

2250

Correct Answer :

2250

Solution :

The correct option is 2250.

Let the price of the item at the online store M be represented as PM.
According to the problem, the price of the item at the online store S is 10% cheaper than at store M. Therefore, we can write the price at store S (PS) as:
PS=PM-0.10PM=0.90PM

Now, let's consider the total cost of purchasing the item from each store, including delivery charges:
- At store M, there are no delivery charges, so the total cost is simply the price of the item:
Total CostM=PM
- At store S, there is a delivery charge of ₹ 150, so the total cost is:
Total CostS=PS+150=0.90PM+150

The problem states that a person bought the item from store S and saved ₹ 100 compared to buying it from store M. This means:
Total CostM-Total CostS=100

Substitute the expressions for the total costs into the savings equation:
PM-(0.90PM+150)=100

Simplify the equation to find the value of PM:
0.10PM-150=100
Add 150 to both sides:
0.10PM=250
Multiply both sides by 10 to solve for PM:
PM=2500

Thus, the price of the item at online store M is ₹ 2500.
We need to find the price of the item at online store S. Since PS is 10% cheaper than PM:
PS=0.90×2500=2250

Therefore, the price of the item at the online store S is ₹ 2250.

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