Discount (SSC) (Part-2)

Total Questions: 50

31. In a store, an item with marked price of ₹82,500 is available at a discounted price of ₹79,200. What is the percentage of discount given on that item? [SSC CPO 27/06/2024 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 4%
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32. A shopkeeper wanted to sell ₹2,000 worth of products. But he had two options, giving three successive discounts of 10% each or giving a single discount of 28%. What was the difference between the two options of discounts (in rupees) ? [SSC CPO 29/06/2024 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 18
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33. Find a single discount equivalent to the successive discount of 12%, 20%, 24% and 32%. (Correct to two places of decimals) [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (c) 63.62%
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34. The marked price of a fancy toy is ₹30,000. It is to be sold allowing two successive discounts of 20% and 24%, respectively. On cash payment, an additional 10% discount on the net price is also given. The selling price (in ₹) of the toy is: [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (a) 16416
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35. The price of a trouser is first decreased by 12% and then increased by 15%. If the initial price of the trouser was ₹1,500, find the final price (in ₹) of the trouser. [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1,518
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36. If an electricity bill is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 5% on the amount of the bill. By paying the bill before the due date, a person got a reduction of ₹250. The original amount of his electricity bill (in ₹) was: [Matriculation Level 20/06/2024 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (c) 5000
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37. To clear a stock of items, a seller gives an 8% discount on the marked price. He spends ₹𝓍 on the promotion of the discount offer. His total cost of the items is ₹2,50,000 and the marked price is 10% more than the cost price. Finally, he earns no profit or no loss. What is the value of 𝓍 ? [Matriculation Level 21/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (c) 3000
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38. A dealer sells an article at a discount of 5% on the marked price. If the marked price is 20% above the cost price and the article was sold for ₹2,280, then the cost price would be: [Matriculation Level 21/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹2,000
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39. In a discount scheme, there is a 38% discount on the marked price of Rs.1,250, but the sale is done at Rs.434 only, then what additional discount did the customer get? [Matriculation Level 21/06/2024 (Shift-4)]

Correct Answer: (d) 44%
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40. A shopkeeper offers a cash discount of ₹275 first and then three successive discounts of 10%, 8% and 5% on the sale of a laptop. If the marked price of the laptop is ₹85,275, find its price for a customer. [Matriculation Level 24/06/2024 (Shift-1)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹66,861
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