If a dining table with marked price 6,000 was sold to a customer for 5,500, then the rate of discount allowed on the table is

Discount = 6000 – 5500 = Rs. 500 If discount $=x \%$, then $\frac{6000 \times x}{100}=500$ $\Rightarrow x=\frac{500}{60}=\frac{25}{3}=8 \frac{1}{3} \%$ Alternative:

Discount = 500

Discount $\%=\frac{\text { Discount }}{\text { M.P. }} \times 100$

$=\frac{500}{6000} \times 100=8 \frac{1}{3} \%$