Discount (SSC) (Part-3)

Total Questions: 50

41. A shopkeeper offers three schemes as given below to sell a particular type of product. [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Which of the following schemes offer(s) the maximum discount percentage?
A. Buy 6, get 4 free
B. Buy 5, get 5 free
C. Two successive discounts of 18% and 24%

Correct Answer: (a) Only B
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42. A dealer's cost price for each fan he would like to sell is ₹2,000. After allowing a discount of 20% on its marked price, he gains 20%. His marked price of the fan is: [SSC CGL 20/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹3,000
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43. If successive discounts of 5%, 10% and p% are equivalent to a single discount of 31.6%, then the value of p is: [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 20
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44. Ramlal marks up his goods by 40% and gives a discount of 10%. What is his net profit percentage ? [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 26%
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45. A shop provides flat 50% discount on one shirt, while another shop provides two successive discounts of 30% and 30%. If the difference in the bill is ₹43, then find the cost of the shirt. [SSC CGL 21/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹4,300
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46. A shopping mart offers four different discounts schemes on the sale of an object as follows:  [SSC CGL 24/07/2023 (3rd shift)]

(1) A discount of 30%
(2) Two successive discounts of 15%
(3) Buy 2, get 1 free
(4) Buy 5, get 3 free
Which discount scheme offers the maximum discount to a customer?

Correct Answer: (b) (4)
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47. The marked price of an article is ₹50,000. Of three shopkeepers, the first one allows two successive discounts of 25% and 15%. The second one allows two successive discounts 20% and 20%. The third shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 30% and 10%. From which shopkeeper does the customer get more profit ? [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Third
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48. The marked price of a microwave oven is ₹15,990 and it is sold for ₹12,792. What is the rate of discount offered? [SSC CGL 25/07/2023 (4th shift)]

Correct Answer: (b) 20%
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49. Which of the following will yield maximum discount on ₹7,500?Which of the following will yield maximum discount on ₹7,500? [SSC CGL 26/07/2023 (2nd shift)]

1. Two successive discounts of 5% and 5%
2. Single discount of 10%
3. Two successive discounts of 8% and 2%

Correct Answer: (a) 2
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50. A shopkeeper gives a 12% additional discount on the discounted price, after giving an initial discount of 25% on the labelled price of a radio. If the final selling price of the radio is ₹792, then what is its labelled price (in ₹)? [SSC CGL 27/07/2023 (1st shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 1200
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