Discount

1. The list price of an article is ` 160 and a customer buys 8. Which of the following successive discounts is better to a
it for ` 122.40 after two successive discounts. If the first customer
discount is 10%, then second discount is (a) 20%, 15%, 10% or (b) 25%, 12%, 8% ?
(1) 12% (2) 10% (1) (a) is better (2) (b) is better
(3) 14% (4) 15% (3) (a) or (b) (both same) (4) None of these
2. An article is market at ` 5,000. The shopkeeper allows 9. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at ` 80. What
successive discounts of x%, y%, z% on it. The net selling will be the selling price, if he allows two successive
price is discounts at 5% each?
(100 - x)(100 + y )(100 + z ) (1) ` 72.2 (2) ` 72
(1) `
200 (3) ` 85 (4) ` 7.2
(100 + x)(100 + y )(100 - z ) 10. Maha Bazaar offers 20% discount on bags which have been
(2) ` marked 50% above the cost price. Amarnath pays ` 840
200
(100 - x)(100 - y )(100 - z ) for a bag. Then the cost price of the bag is
(3) ` (1) ` 672 (2) ` 700
200
(3) ` 790 (4) ` 810
(100 - x)(100 + y )(100 - z )
(4) ` 11. A trader marks his good 45% above the cost price and gives
200
a discount of 20% on the marked price. The gain % on
3. The marked price of a watch was ` 720. A man bought the
goods he markes is :
same for ` 550.80 after getting two successive discounts,
the 1st being 10%. What was the 2nd discount ? (1) 15 (2) 14
(1) 14% (2) 15% (3) 29 (4) 16
(3) 18% (4) 12% 12. A dealer marks his goods at 40% above the cost price and
allows a discount of 20% on the marked price. The dealer
4. Two successive discounts of a% and b% on the marked
has a
price of an article are equivalent to the single discount of
(1) loss of 20% (2) gain of 25%
æ ab ö (3) loss of 12% (4) gain of 12%
(1) (a + b)% (2) ç a + b - ÷%
è 100 ø 13. A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost price. He
then allows some discount on marked price so that he
a+b a+b makes a profit of 10%. The rate of discount is
(3) % (4) %
100 2
1 1
5. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at ` 600 at two (1) 10 % (2) 9 %
successive discounts of 15% and 20% respectively. He 3 3
spent ` 28 on transportation and sold the chair for ` 545. 2 1
His gain percent was (3) 8 % (4) 8 %
3 3
(1) 25% (2) 30%
14. A trader marks his goods 40% above cost price and allows
(3) 35% (4) 20%
a discount of 25%. The profit he makes is :
6. The marked price of a piano was `15,000. At the time of
(1) 15% (2) 10%
sale, there were successive discounts of 20%, 10% and
(3) 5% (4) 2%
10% respectively on it. The sale price was
15. A tradesman marks his goods at 25% above its his goods
(1) ` 9,720 (2) ` 9,750
(3) ` 9,760 (4) ` 9,780 1
and alows purchasers a discount of 12 % for cash
7. The marked price of a mixie is `1600. The shopkeeper 2
payment.The profit, he thus makes, is
gives successive discounts of 10% and x% to the customer.
If the customer pays ` 1224 for the mixie, find the value 3 1
(1) 9 % (2) 9 %
of x : 8 2
(1) 10% (2) 12% 1 3
(3) 15% (4) 8% (3) 8 % (4) 8 %
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16. If a dining table with marked price ` 6,000 was sold to 21. A shop offers 10% discount on every pruchase of an
a customer for ` 5,500, then the rate of discount allowed article. It also offers an additional discount of 12%, if the
on the table is payment is made in cash. If the original price of an item
(1) 10% (2) 8% is 250, how much a costomer will pay, if he wants to pay
the price in cash?
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(3) 8 % (4) 9% (1) ` 180 (2) ` 192
3 (3) ` 198 (4) ` 195
17. The true discount on a sum of money due 2 years hence 22. A fan in a shop is offered at a discount of 10%. It is sold
at 5% is ` 15. Find the sum. during clearance sale at 6% discount over the already
(1) ` 150 (2) ` 165 discounted price at ` 846. The original marked price of
(3) ` 170 (4) ` 160 the fan is
18. Which a 5% discount on the cost of sugar, a buyer could (1) ` 900 (2) ` 940
purchase 2 kg more sugar for ` 608. Selling price of sugar (3) ` 850 (4) ` 896
is 23. The Banker‘s discount on a bill due 6 months hence at 16%
(1) ` 15.50 (2) ` 15 per annum is ` 216. The true discount is :
(3) ` 16.50 (4) ` 16 (1) ` 212 (2) ` 180
19. A seller marks his goods 30% above their cost price but (3) ` 210 (4) ` 200
allows 15% discount for cash payment. His percentage of 24. Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% are equivalent
profit when sold in cash is to a single discount of
(1) 10.5 (2) 15 (1) 42% (2) 40%
(3) 9 (4) 8.5 (3) 36% (4) 34%
20. The cost of manufacture of a tape recorder is ` 1,500. The 25. A bicycle, marked at ` 2, 000, is sold with two successive
manufactureer fixes the marked price 20% above the cost discount of 20% and 10%. An additional discounts of 5%
of manufacture and allows a discount in such a way as to is offered for cash payment. The selling price of the bicycle
get a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is at cash payment is
(1) 12 (2) 8 (1) ` 1,368 (2) ` 1,468
(3) 20 (4) 10 (3) ` 1,568 (2) ` 1,668

HINTS & SOLUTIONS

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1. (4) 2. (3) 3. (2) 4. (2) 5. (1) 6. (1)

7. (3) 8. (2) 9. (1) 10. (2) 11. (4) 12. (4)

13. (4) 14. (3) 15. (1) 16. (3) 17. (2) 18. (4)

19. (1) 20. (4) 21. (3) 22. (1) 23. (4) 24. (3)
25. (1)

160 ´ 90 æ (100 - x )(100 - y )(100 - z ) ö

1. (4) S.p. after a discount of 10% = = ` 144 = `ç ÷
100 è 200 ø
Second discount = 144 – 122.40 = ` 21.6
If the second discount be x% then 720´ 90
3. (2) Price after first discount = = ` 648
100
144 ´ x 21.6 ´ 100
= 21.6 Þ x = = 15% It the second discount be x% then
100 144
2. (3) Required S. P. 648 ´ x
= 648 - 550.80 = 97.2
100
(100 - x) (100 - y ) (100 - z )
= 5000 ´ ´ ´
100 100 100 97.2 ´ 100
Þ x= = 15%
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4. (2) Marked price of the article = ` 100
(1) Single equivalent discount = æç 5 + 5 -
25 ö
First discount = ` a. 9. ÷%
è 100 ø
b ab
Second discount = (100 - a) ´ = b- 3 39
100 100 =9 = %
4 4
æ ab ö
\ Total discount % = çq +b - ÷% 361
è 100 ø \ S.P. = 80 ´ = ` 72.2
400
æ 600 ´ 15 ö 80 10. (2) Let the cost price be ` = 100
5. (1) C.P. of chair = ç 600 - ÷´
è 100 ø 100 \ Marked price = ` 150
150 ´ 80
510 ´ 80 S.P. = = ` 120
= = ` 408 100
100
Q ` 120 º ` 100
Actual C.P. = 408 + 28 = ` 436
100
545 - 436 \ ` 840 º ´ 840 = ` 700
Gain per cent = ´ 100 = 25% 120
436 11. (4) Let the C.P. fo article be ` 100.
6. (1) Single equivalent discount for 20% and 10% Þ Marked price = ` 145
æ 20 ´ 10 ö 145´ 80
= ç 20 + 10 - ÷ = 28% Þ S.P. = = ` 116
è 100 ø 100
Þ Profit per cent = 16
Single equivalent discount for 28% and 10%
12. (4) Let the CP of article be ` 100.
æ 28 ´ 10 ö \ Marked price = ` 140
= ç 28 + 10 - ÷ = 35.2%
è 100 ø
140 ´ 80
S.P. = = `112
15000 ´ (100 - 35.2) 100
\ S.P. of Piano = = ` 9720
100 \ Gain per cent = 12
13. (4) Cost price of articel = ` 100 (left)
1600 ´10
7. (3) First discount = = ` 160
100 ´ 120
100 \ Marked price of article = = ` 120
100
Price after it = 1600 - 160 = ` 1440
S.P. of article = ` 110
1440 ´ x \ Discount = 120 – 110 = ` 10
\ = 1440 - 1224 = 216
100 120 ´ x
\ If discount = x%, then = 10
216 ´ 100 100
\ x= = 15%
1440 10 ´ 100 25 1
Þ x= = =8 %
8. (2) (a) Single equivalent discount for 20% and 15% 120 3 3
14. (3) Let the marked price be ` 100.
æ 20 ´ 15 ö
= ç 20 + 15 - ÷ % = 32% Marked price = ` 140
è 100 ø
75´140
Single equivalent discount for32% and 10% S.P. = = ` 105
100
æ 32 ´ 15 ö \ Profit per cent = 5%
= ç 32 + 10 - ÷ = 38.8%
è 100 ø 15. (1) Let the cost price of article = ` 100
(b) Single equivalent discount for 25% and 12% \ Marked price = ` 125

æ 25 ´ 12 ö æ 25 ö
= ç 25 + 12 -
è ÷ = 34% SP of the article = ç 100 - ÷ % of ` 125
100 ø è 2 ø
Single equivalent discount for 34% and 8% 125´175 875 3
175
= % of 125 = = = ` 109
æ 34 ´ 8 ö 2 200 8 8
= ç 34 + 8 - ÷%
è 100 ø
æ 3 ö 3
\ Gain per cent = ç109 - 100÷ = 9 %
= 42 - 2.72 = 39.28% è 8 ø 8

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16. (3) Discount = 6000 – 5500 = ` 500 If the discount be x%, then
6000 ´ x 20 x
If discount = x%, then = 500 20 - x - =8
100 100
500 25 1 6x
Þ x= = =8 % Þ 20 – =8
60 3 3 5

Amount × R × T 6x
17. (2) True discount = Þ = 20 - 8 = 12
100 + (R × T) 5

A ´5´ 2 12 ´ 5
Þ 15 = Þ x= = 10%
100 + 10 6
90 88
Þ A = 11 ´15 = ` 165 21. (3) Required S.P. = 250 ´ ´ = ` 198
18. (4) Let the original S.P. of sugar = ` x per kg. 100 100
S.P. after discount 846 ´ 100
22. (1) Marked price = = ` 900
95x 19 x 94
=` per kg = per kg
100 20 Banker's discount ×100
23. (4) True discount =
608 600 100 + Rate × Time
\ - = 2
19 x x
216 ´ 100
20 =
6
100 + 16 ´
æ 20 1 ö 12
Þ 608 ç - =2
è 19x x ÷ø
216 ´100
= = ` 200
608 608 108
Þ =2Þ = ` 16
10x 19 ´ 2 24. (3) Equivalent single discount
19. (1) Let the C.P. be ` 100 æ 20 ´ 20 ö
\ Marked price = ` 100 = ç 20 + 20 - ÷ % = 36%
è 100 ø
S.P. = 8.5 % of ` 130
25. (1) Single equivalent discount for two successive discounts
æ 85´130 ö of 20% and 10%
=` ç ÷ = ` 110.5
è 100 ø æ 20 ´ 10 ö
= ç 20 + 10 - ÷ % = 28%
\ Gain per cent = 10.5 è 100 ø
20. (4) Marked price of tape recorder
Now, single discount for 28% and 5%
1500 ´120
= = ` 1800 æ 28 ´ 15 ö
100 = ç 28 + 5 - ÷%
è 100 ø
1500´8
Gain = =` 120 = (33 - 14)% = 31.6%
100
\ Required selling price of bicycle at cash payment
Discount = 1800– (1500 + 120) = ` 180
= (100 – 31.6)% of ` 2000
\ Discount per cent = x%, then
2000´ 68.4
1800 ´ x = = ` 1368
= 180 Þ x = 10% 100
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