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Discount - Test Set 1

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  1. Question 1

    Find the discount in percentage, if a book whose marked price is Rs. 90 is sold for Rs. 76.
    1. 14.75%
    2. 13.45%
    3. 15.56%
    4. 14.65%
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  2. Question 2

    A pair of an item was purchased for Rs. 37.40 with a discount of 15%. What price must be written on each item?
    1. Rs. 22
    2. Rs. 44
    3. Rs. 33
    4. Rs. 11
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  3. Question 3

    A tradesman marks his goods 25% above the cost price and allows his customers a 12% reduction on their bills. What percentage profit does he make?
    1. 12.5%
    2. 14%
    3. 18%
    4. 10%
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  4. Question 4

    If two successive discounts of 10% and 12% are given, find the total discount percentage given.
    1. 21.4%
    2. 20.8%
    3. 23.2%
    4. 22.0%
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  5. Question 5

    The difference between the selling price of a certain bill at a discount of 32% and the selling price at two consecutive discounts of 20% is Rs. 25. Find the actual amount of the bill.
    1. Rs. 425
    2. Rs. 576
    3. Rs. 200
    4. Rs. 625
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  6. Question 6

    The list price of an article is Rs.200. A customer buys it for Rs.150 after two consecutive discounts. If one discount is 10%, find the other discount percentage (rounded off to two decimal places).
    1. 12.5%
    2. 11.11%
    3. 16.66%
    4. 20%
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  7. Question 7

    The tie with list price of Rs.120 is available at Rs.90 after two successive discounts. If the second discount is 9%, then what is the percentage of the first discount? Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
    1. 17.58%
    2. 84.42%
    3. 71.58%
    4. 63.33%
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  8. Question 8

    Find a single percentage discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 30%, 20% and 10%.
    1. 46.9%
    2. 49.6%
    3. 50.4%
    4. 60%
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  9. Question 9

    Under an offer at a shop selling sarees, customers were getting 2 sarees free on the purchase of 3 sarees. Find the discount available to the customer.
    1. 40%
    2. 50%
    3. 60%
    4. 30%
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  10. Question 10

    A shopkeeper gives 3 successive discounts on a washing machine priced at Rs.58,000, due to which its price reduces to Rs.42,000. If the respective discounts are 5%, 10% and x%, find the value of x.
    1. 12
    2. 10
    3. 15.3
    4. 9
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  11. Question 11

    Some goods are sold in such a way that when a discount of 5% is given, a profit of 33% is made. Last price is what percent more than cost price?
    1. 25%
    2. 30%
    3. 35%
    4. 40%
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  12. Question 12

    If the discount and percentage profit are both 20%, then by what percentage is the marked price above the cost price?
    1. 40%
    2. 50%
    3. 70%
    4. 60%
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  13. Question 13

    The marked price of a book is Rs.1100. A bookseller gives a discount of 10% on it. What will be the cost price (in Rs.) of the book if he still earns 20% profit?
    1. 815
    2. 845
    3. 825
    4. 835
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  14. Question 14

    A shopkeeper allows a discount of 20% to his customers and still gains 25%. Find the marked price of an article which costs Rs.600 to the shopkeeper.
    1. Rs.937.50
    2. Rs.937
    3. Rs.930
    4. Rs.1000
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  15. Question 15

    The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. Calculate the percentage gain after allowing a discount of 12%.
    1. 50.5
    2. 37.5
    3. 48
    4. 52
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  16. Question 16

    Anil buys an article with 20% discount on marked price and sells it at 8% discount on marked price. Find profit/loss in percentage.
    1. 15% loss
    2. 15% profit
    3. 12% loss
    4. 12% profit
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  17. Question 17

    A trader sells a shirt at 6% less amount than the printed price. He fixed the printed price 15% more than the cost price. What is the profit % earned by the trader?
    1. 8.1%
    2. 21%
    3. 13.5%
    4. 9%
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  18. Question 18

    The marked price of each item in a home decor shop is kept 30% more than the original cost price. The owner allows a discount of 10% on the marked price of each article. If a sofa set is sold for Rs.23,400, then find the profit earned on it.
    1. Rs.20,000
    2. Rs.18,000
    3. Rs.3,978
    4. Rs.3,400
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  19. Question 19

    After allowing discounts of 12% and 5% respectively, an article was sold at Rs.209. What was the actual price of the item?
    1. Rs.226
    2. Rs.252
    3. Rs.269
    4. Rs.250
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  20. Question 20

    The selling price of an article is Rs.1,548 after successive discounts of 10% and 20%. If the cost price is 50% of the marked price, then what is the cost price (in Rs)?
    1. 1,065
    2. 1,055
    3. 1,075
    4. 1,045
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