Discount (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 61

11. The marked price of a mobile phone was ₹35,600. The shop owner offered a 10% trade discount on the marked price but on further request by the customer, he sold the phone for ₹30,000 after giving a cash discount. How much is this cash discount as a percentage of the price after the trade discount? (Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.) [SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 6.37%
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12. Under a sale offer for an item, Mahesh was offered 24% discount on the part of the marked price that was paid in cash, but was charged 1.5% on the part of the marked price paid through a credit card. If Mahesh paid 40% of the marked price in cash and the rest through a credit card and his total final payment was ₹6,391, what was the marked price of the item? [SSC CHSL 01/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹7,000
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13. An article is sold at a discount of 10% and an additional discount of 40% is allowed on cash payment. If Anita purchased an article by paying ₹2,700 in cash, the marked price of the article was: [SSC CHSL 02/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹5,000
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14. The marked price of a laptop is Rs. 50,000. A shopkeeper gives the following four schemes of discount to his customers. Which one is more beneficial to the customers? [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) ii
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15. A man offers a 21% discount on an item. He offers a further discount of 40% on the reduced price for the first 100 customers. If the selling price of the item is ₹4,740, and the customer is one of the first 100 then the marked price (in ₹) of the item is [SSC CHSL 03/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) 10,000
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16. The marked price of an article is 30% more than the cost price. A discount of 15% is offered on the marked price. By what percentage is the final price more than the cost price? [SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) 10.5%
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17. When payment is made online, the discount offered is 20%. Additional discount of 8% is given to ABC credit card holders. Sandeep buys a laptop of ₹35,000 by paying online and pays through his ABC credit card. How much does he need to pay? [SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹25,760
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18. Under a sale offer, Suresh was offered a 20% discount on the part of the marked price that was paid in cash, but was charged 0.5% on the part of the marked price paid through a credit card. If Suresh paid 40% of the marked price in cash and the rest through a credit card, what percentage of the marked price was his total final payment? [SSC CHSL 07/06/2022 (Evening)]

Correct Answer: (d) 92.3%
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19. The ratio of the cost price to the marked price of an article is 4 : 7. A discount of 25% is given on the marked price and the shopkeeper made a profit of ₹50. Find the cost price of the article. [SSC CHSL 08/06/2022 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹160
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20. One dozen books quoted at 120 are available at 15% discount. How many books can be bought for ₹51? [SSC CHSL 09/06/2022 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) 6
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