Discount (SSC) (Part-5)

Total Questions: 61

31. A discount of 10% is offered on the price of an article if the payment is made online. An additional discount of 5% is given to credit card holders. A person wishes to buy a watch priced at ₹60,000 by paying online through credit card. How much does he need to pay (in ₹)? [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (a) 51,300
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32. A trader gains 25% by selling an article with 20% discount on its marked price. If the cost price of the article increases by 30%, then how much discount (in %) should he offer on the same marked price to gain 15% of profit? [SSC CGL Tier II (29/01/2022)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4.32%
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33. A dealer gains 20% by selling an article at 25% discount on its marked price. If the cost price of the article is decreased by 15%, how much discount percentage should he now give on the same marked price so as to earn the same percentage of profit as before? [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (c) 36.25%
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34. A dealer offers a cash discount of 20% and still makes a profit of 20%. If he further sells 8 articles at a rate of 6 articles, then how much percentage above the cost price does he mark on each article? [SSC CGL Tier II (03/02/2022)]

Correct Answer: (b) 100%
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35. The marked price of an article is ₹400. A shopkeeper sells it by giving two successive discounts of 12% and 20% on its marked price. If he earns a profit of 10%, then the cost of the article is: [SSC MTS 05/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (c) ₹256
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36. Two dealers offer an item at the same marked price ₹3,000. The first dealer allows successive discounts of 10% and 15%. The other dealer allows successive discounts of 20% and 5%. Find the difference in the selling price of the item under the two offers. [SSC MTS 11/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (a) ₹15
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37. An article was subject to three successive discounts, whereby a customer had to pay ₹2,366.8 less than the marked price of ₹12,500. If the rates of the first two discounts were, respectively, 12% and 6%, then what was the rate percentage of the third discount? [SSC MTS 12/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2
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38. On the marked price of an article, the difference between the two selling prices, One with a single discount of 45% and the other with two Successive discounts of 20% and 25%, is ₹124. What is the marked price (in ₹) of the article? [SSC MTS 14/10/2021 (Afternoon)]

Correct Answer: (b) 2,480
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39. In festival seasons, A gadget which is marked at rs 5,000 is sold at rs 4250 after a discount. If the discount percentage is decreased by 5%, then at which price will a customer buy it ? [SSC MTS 20/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 4,500
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40. A bookseller buys books at a discount of 25% on the marked price. How much percent discount should he offer so as to gain 20% on the sale ? [SSC MTS 27/10/2021 (Morning)]

Correct Answer: (d) 10%
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