A man bought a watch for 10% discount. If he had bought

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A man bought a watch for 10% discount. If he had bought for 20% discount he would have got the watch for Rs. 125 less . The marked price of the watch is

1. Rs. 2500
2. Rs.1250
3. Rs. 3750
4. Rs.1000

Correct Option: B

Let the marked price of watch be Rs. y.
According to the question,
(20 – 10)% of y = 125
⇒ 10% of y = 125

⇒ y ×	10	= 125
	100

⇒ y = Rs. 1250