Discount (Railway Maths) (Part – I)

Total Questions: 60

1. Which of the following is the most beneficial for a customer ? [Group D 17/08/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Scheme 1.) Buy 5 get 3 free
Scheme 2.) Buy 5 get 6
Scheme 3.) Two successive discounts of  10% and 5%

Correct Answer: (b) Scheme 1
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2. A clock marked for ₹10,000 is available on successive discounts of 40% and k%. If the selling price of the clock is ₹2,400, then find the value of k. [Group D 26/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 60%
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3. A single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 10%, 15%, and 20% is: [Group D 30/08/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) 38.8%
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4. Two successive discounts of 40% and 60% on a deal are equivalent to a single discount of: [Group D 01/09/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 76%
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5. A trader gives 5% discount on the marked price of an article and gives 2 articles free for buying 14 articles and gains 33% in the entire transaction. Assuming a customer pays for 14 articles, the marked price of an article is what percent more than its cost price? [Group D 02/09/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 60%
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6. An article marked at Rs. 500 is sold for Rs. 303.60 after three successive discounts of 25%, 8% and x% are given. If the same article is sold at a single discount of (33 + x)%, then find its selling price (in Rs.). [Group D 06/09/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 275
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7. A shopkeeper offers a scheme of either selling articles at successive discounts of 30% and 20% or one where a customer can “buy 2, get 1 free”. The positive difference in overall nominal percentage discounts offered in the two schemes is : [Group D 06/10/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (d)
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8. A dealer marks his goods 20% above the cost price. He then allows a discount on it and makes a profit of 8%. Find the rate of discount offered by the dealer. [NTPC CBT-I 17/02/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) 10%
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9. If a shopkeeper hikes the purchasing value of an item by 46% and gives it a discount of 46% on the face value for selling it, then what will be the total percentage gain or loss? [RPF S.I. 05/01/2019 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 21.16% loss
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10. John bought a laptop at 25% discount on the marked price. If he paid ₹28,473 for the laptop, what was its marked price? [Group D 17/08/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹37,964
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