Discount Practice Question and Answer

Q:

An article is sold Rs.680 after two successive discounts of 20% and x% on its marked price. The marked price of the article is Rs.1000. What is the value of x?

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    15
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    15.5
    Correct
    Wrong
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    12.5
    Correct
    Wrong
  • 4
    16
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "15"

Q:

The single discount which is equivalent to three successive discounts of 25%, 20% and 10% is-

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    46%
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    45%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    55%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    54%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "46%"

Q:

Rahim bought a T.V. with 20% discount on list price. Had he bought it with 25% discount he would have saved ₹ 500. At what price did he buy the T.V?  

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    ₹ 10,000
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    ₹ 8,000
    Correct
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    ₹ 16,000
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 12,000
    Correct
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Answer : 2. "₹ 8,000"

Q:

A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on every   purchase of an article. It also offers an additional discount of 12%. If the payment is made in cash. If the original price of an item is Rs. 250, how  much a customer will pay. If he wants to pay the price in cash?

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    Rs.180
    Correct
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    Rs. 192
    Correct
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    Rs.198
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 195
    Correct
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Answer : 3. "Rs.198"

Q:

The marked price of a watch was ₹ 720. A man bought the same for   ₹  550.80 after getting two successive discounts. the first being 10 %. then the second discount rate is 

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    15%
    Correct
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    18%
    Correct
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    12%
    Correct
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    14%
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "15% "
Explanation :

Q:

An article seller allows a discount of 10% on the marked price. He gets 30% commission from the publisher. What will be his profit percentage?

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    20
    Correct
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    25
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${200\over7}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $${185\over3}$$
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Answer : 3. "$${200\over7}$$"

Q:

A single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of $$ {12{1\over 2}}{\%}$$ and 20% is

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    30 %
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    33 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {32{1\over 2}}{\%}$$
    Correct
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    32 %
    Correct
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Answer : 1. "30 %"

Q:

 A retailer purchase 40 pens at the cost price of 36 pens from a wholeseller . If he sells all of them at a discount of 1 %, then what is his profit percent? 

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    10 %
    Correct
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    9 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {10{1\over 9}}{\%}$$
    Correct
    Wrong
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    $$ {7{7\over 9}}{\%}$$
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Answer : 1. "10 %"

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