Discount (SSC) (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

1. A shopkeeper offers the following three schemes: [Graduate Level 26/06/2024 (Shift-4)]

I. Buy 9 get 1 free
II. Buy 7 get 8
III. Two successive discounts of 20% and 15%
Which scheme has the lowest discount percentage (all articles have the same marked price)?

Correct Answer: (a) Scheme I
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2. For an electric bill for ₹50,000, what is the difference between a discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 26% and 5% ? [SSC CHSL Tier II (02/11/2023)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹150
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3. The difference between a discount of 27% and two successive discounts of 20% and 10% on a certain bill was ₹56. Find the amount of the bill. [SSC CHSL Tier II (10/01/2024)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹5,600
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4. What is the single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 20%, 35%, and 10%? [SSC CGL Tier II (26/10/2023)]

Correct Answer: (a) 53.2%
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5. The price of a treadmill is marked at ₹1,250. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 14% after allowing a discount of 14% on the marked price. Find the cost price (to the nearest rupee) of the treadmill. [SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹943
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6. A vendor bought a book marked at ₹850 at successive discounts of 20% and 10%, respectively. He spent ₹55 on transport and sold the book for ₹980. What will be his profit percentage (rounded off to two decimal places)? [SSC CPO 03/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 46.93%
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7. Rakhi purchased a basket, a wallet and a belt. She got discounts of 5%, 8% and 10% on the basket, the wallet and the belt, respectively, on their respective marked prices of ₹80, ₹150 and ₹350. How much amount (in ₹) did she pay in total? [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 529
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8. On an item, there is an 18% discount on the marked price of ₹26,000. After giving an additional season's discount, the item is sold at ₹16,000. How much was the season's discount correct upto two places of decimal? [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 24.95%
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9. Ramesh gives fifteen per cent additional discount along with a discount of 25% on the marked price of a sofa set. If the selling price of the sofa set is ₹12,750, then find the marked price of the sofa set. [SSC CPO 04/10/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹20,000
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10. An item with a marked price of z was sold for ₹6,622, after a discount of 12% was offered. What was the value of z. [SSC CPO 05/10/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹7,525
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