Discount (SSC) (Part-4)

Total Questions: 50

31. Marked price of a computer is Rs. 80000. It is sold for Rs. 65280 after two successive discounts. If one of the discount is 15 percent, then what is the value of other discount? [SSC CHSL 20/03/2023 (3rd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4%
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32. Find the single equivalent discount for successive discounts of 12%, 18% and 25% on the marked price of a car. [SSC CGL Tier II (03/03/2023)]

Correct Answer: (d) 45.88%
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33. At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives 45% discount. If a customer paid ₹330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of the shirt ? [SSC CGL Tier II (07/03/2023)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹600
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34. A gives shopkeeper two successive discounts on a watch marked ₹2,750. The first discount given is 10%. If the customer pays ₹2,103.75 for the watch, then what is the second discount? [SSC CGL 02/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 15%
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35. A hotel is giving a discount of 12% on the booking of 2 or more rooms. Additionally, the hotel is offering a 5% discount only on payment using any card of SBI. Rakesh booked 2 rooms in the hotel for a day at the rate of Rs.1,500 per room per day. While checking out, he paid the bill using SBI Silver Card. How much amount did he have to pay ? [SSC CGL 05/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.2,508
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36. If 3 coconuts are offered free on purchase of 12 coconuts, priced ₹25 each, what is the effective discount on each coconut? [SSC CGL 06/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 20%
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37. In a shop, a discount of 5 percent is provided, and if the total payable amount after discount is more than ₹2,000, then an additional discount of 10 percent is provided. Determine the final amount to be paid (in ₹) by a customer, if he buys five products each of price ₹500. [SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (1st Shift)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹2,137.5
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38. A discount of 20% is given for the purchase of two books by a bookseller and a discount of 25% is offered if a customer buys more than two books. A 10% discount is being offered to all the customers on purchase of one book. An additional 5% discount will be given to students. Sohan, a student of M.Com. in college, bought a book for Rs.513. What was the marked price of the book? [SSC CGL 07/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) Rs.600
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39. A dealer offers 45% discount on a packet. She offers a further discount of 25% on the reduced price on cash payment. What does a customer have to pay for the packet of ₹2,800, in cash, to avail both discounts? [SSC CGL 08/12/2022 (4th Shift)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹1,155
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40. A shopkeeper offers a cash discount of ₹85 first and then two successive discounts of 10% and 2% on the marked price of a fan. If the marked price of the fan is ₹1,285, what is its selling price (in ₹)? [SSC CGL 09/12/2022 (2nd Shift)]

Correct Answer: (a) 1058.4
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