A store increases the price of a jacket from ₹1,200 to ₹1,440, then gives a discount that brings the price down to ₹1,296. Find the overall percentage change from the original price to the final price.

Subject: Mathematics | Topic: Arithmetic | Difficulty: MEDIUM

Options

  1. (A) 8% decrease
  2. (B) 8% increase
  3. (C) 10% decrease
  4. (D) 10% increase

Verified Answer

Option (B): 8% increase


Practice complete mock tests for SSC, Banking & Railway exams at https://testx.in/questions/01a0bf6f-4d23-7dd0-8fdf-4176cef94a1b/a-store-increases-the-price-of