Discount Questions Practice Question and Answer

Q:

A trader marked his goods at 20 % above the cost price. He sold half the stock at the marked price. one quarter at a discount of 20 % on the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40 % on the marked price. His total gain is 

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    2 %
    Correct
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    4.5 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    13.5 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    15%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "2 % "

Q:

A tradesman allows a discount of 15 % on the marked price. How much above the cost price must he mark his goods as to gain 19 %? 

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    25%
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    30%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    34%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    40%
    Correct
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Answer : 4. "40% "

Q: A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36 pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving a discount of 1% on the marked price, what is the profit percent? 1583 0

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    9%
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    10%
    Correct
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    $$10{1\over9}\%$$
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    11%
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. "10%"
Explanation :

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Q: The equivalent single discount for two successive discount of 15% and 10% is 1909 1

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    25%
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    20%
    Correct
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    23.5%
    Correct
    Wrong
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    20.85%
    Correct
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Answer : 3. " 23.5%"
Explanation :

Q: A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price. The cost price of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is 1512 1

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    Rs. 704
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    Rs. 640
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 774
    Correct
    Wrong
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    Rs. 680
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. " Rs. 640"
Explanation :

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Q:

A dealer is selling an article at a discount of 5 % on the marked price. If the marked price is 12% above the cost price and the article was sold for ₹ 532 then the cost price is (in ₹)

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    500
    Correct
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    525
    Correct
    Wrong
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    505
    Correct
    Wrong
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    520
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 1. "500 "

Q:

A housewife saved ₹ 2.50 in buying a dress on sale. If she spent ₹ 25 for the dress, approximately how much percent she saved in the transaction? 

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    8 %
    Correct
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    9 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    10 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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    11 %
    Correct
    Wrong
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Answer : 2. " 9 % "

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A double bed is marked at  ₹ 7,5000. The shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 8 %, 5 % and 2 % on it. What is the net selling price? 

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    ₹ 6,4239
    Correct
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    ₹ 6,500.50
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 6,500
    Correct
    Wrong
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    ₹ 6,000
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Answer : 1. "₹ 6,4239 "

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