Discount (SSC) (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

21. The marked price of a pen is Rs. 5000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15 percent and b percent to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 4080 for the pen, then what is the value of b? [SSC MTS 13/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4%
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22. An item is sold at two successive discounts of 20 percent and 20 percent. The selling price of the article after the second discount is Rs. 3616. If it is sold only at our discount of 20 percent, then what will be the selling price of the article [SSC MTS 19/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Rs.4520
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23. Sapna bought book at a sale for Rs. 573.18, she received 18% discount on MRP. What is the MRP of the book? [SSC MTS 20/06/2023 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) Rs.699
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24. 2/5 of marked price is equal to 5/8 of selling price. What is the discount percent? [SSC CHSL 09/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 36%
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25. A discount of 20 percent on article A is equal to the discount of 15 percent on the article B. What is the ratio of the marked price of articles A and B ? [SSC CHSL 13/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 3 : 4
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26. The marked price of a trouser is four time the cost price. To earn 64 percent profit, what should be the discount percentage ? [SSC CHSL 15/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 59%
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27. The marked price of a trouser and a jacket is in the ratio of 1 : 3. The shopkeeper gives 20 percent discount on the trouser. If the total discount offered on both of them together is 30 percent, then what is the discount percent on the jacket? [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 33.33%
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28. Nikhil buys a diamond ring for his wife. Diamond ring is marked at Rs. 20,000 and two successive discounts of 25% and x% respectively are given. After getting two successive discounts, he paid Rs. 12,000. Find the value of x. [SSC CHSL 16/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) 20%
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29. Piyush marks the price of his article 30 percent more than its cost price. If he sells the article for Rs. 5720 after allowing a discount of 20 percent, then what will be the cost price of the article? [SSC CHSL 17/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs.5500
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30. A seller allows a discount of 9% on a watch. If he allows a discount of 6%, he earns Rs 30 more in profit. What is the marked price? [SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.1,000
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