(a) Rs. 85, Rs. 60 (b) Rs. 60, Rs.

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DISCOUNT (c) Rs. 40, Rs. 20 (d) Rs. 80, Rs. 60
8. The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720/-. A man
1. Applied to a bill for Rs. 1,00,000 the difference bought the same for Rs. 550.80, after getting two
between a discount of 40% and two successive successive discounts, the first 10%. What was the
discounts of 36% and 4% is ? second discount rate ?
1,00,000 720
40% 36% 4% 10%
? 550.80
(a) Nil (b) Rs. 1,440 ?
(c) Rs. 2,500 (d) Rs. 4,000 (a) 12% (b) 14% (c) 15% (d) 18%
2. Successive discounts of 10% and 30% are equivalent 9. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs. 800,
to a single discount of ? at two successive discounts of 10% and 15%
10% 30% respectively. He spent Rs. 28 on transportation and
? sold the chair for Rs. 800. His gain percent is ?
(a) 40% (b) 35% (c) 38% (d) 37% 800
3. A tradesman marks his goods 10% above his cost 10% 15%
price. If he allows his customers 10% discount on the
28 800
marked price, how much profit or loss does he make,
if any ? ?
10% (a) 40% (b) 30% (c) 25% (d) 14%
10. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above cost price,
but allows 30% discount for cash. His net loss is ?
10%
20%
?
30%
(a) 1% gain (b) 1% loss
?
(c) 5% gain (d) No gain no loss
4. A trademan marks his goods at 20% above the cost (a) 8% (b) 10% (c) 16% (d) 20%
price. He allows his customers a discount of 8% on 11. A retailer buys 40 pens at the marked price of 36
marked price. Find out the profit percent ? pens from a wholesaler. If he sells these pens giving
20% a discount of 1% on the marked price, what is the
profit percent ?
8%
36
?
40
(a) 12% (b) 10.4% (c) 16% (d) 20%
1%
5. A discount of 2½% is given to the customer on the
marked price of an article. A man bought the article ?
for Rs. 39. The marked price of the article is ? 1
(a) 9% (b) 10% (c) 10 % (d) 11%
2½% 9
39 12. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 1000. A retailer
? buys it at Rs. 810 after getting two successive
(a) Rs. 42 (b) Rs. 36.50 discounts of 10% and another rate which is illegible.
(c) Rs. 40 (d) Rs. 41.50 What is the second discount rate ?
6. The printed price of an article is Rs. 900 but the 1000
retailer gets a discount of 40%. He sells the article 10%
for Rs. 900. Retailer's gain per cent is ? 810 ?
900 (a) 15% (b) 10% (c) 8% (d) 6.5%
40% 13. Successive discounts of 10% and 20% are equivalent
900 to a single discount of ?
? 10% 20%
(a) 40% (b) 60% ?
2 1
(a) 30% (b) 15% (c) 28% (d) 12%
(c) 66 % (d) 68 % 14. The equivalent single discount for two successive
3 3 discounts of 15% and 10% is ?
7. A discount of 15% on one article is the same as 15% 10% ?
discount of 20% on a second article. The costs of the (a) 25% (b) 20%
two articles can be ? (c) 23.5% (d) 20.85%
15% 20% 15. The list price of a clock is Rs. 160. A customer buys
it for Rs. 122.40 after two successive discounts. If
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 160 30%
10% 10%
122.40 ? ?
(a) 10% (b) 12% (c) 15% (d) 18% (a) increased by 10% (b) increased by 5.3%
16. A dealer offers a discount of 10% on the marked (c) decreased by 3% (d) decreased by 5.3%
price of an article and still makes a profit of 20%. If 23. A single discount equivalent to the successive
its marked price is Rs. 800, then the cost price of the discounts of 10%, 20% and 25% is ?
article is ? 10%, 20% 25%
10% ?
20% (a) 55% (b) 45% (c) 46% (d) 60%
800 ? 24. The discount series 10%, 20%, 40% is equivalent to
(a) Rs. 900 (b) Rs. 800 a single discount of ?
(c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 600 10%, 20% 40%
17. The marked price of an article is Rs. 200. A discount ?
of 12½% is allowed on the marked price and a profit (a) 50% (b) 56.8%
of 25% is made. The cost price of the article is ? (c) 60% (d) 62.28%
200 25. A trader marked the selling price of an article at 10%
12½% 25% above the cost price. At the time of selling he allows
? certain discount and suffers a loss of 1%. He allowed
the discount of ?
(a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 175
10%
(c) Rs. 120 (d) Rs. 140
18. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 10% after allowing a
discount o 20% on the marked price. The cost price 1% ?
of the article whose marked price is Rs. 880, is ? (a) 11% (b) 10% (c) 9% (d) 10.5%
20% 26. A shopkeeper marks his goods 30% above his cost
10% price but allows a discount of 10% at the time of
880 ? sale. His gain is ?
(a) Rs. 704 (b) Rs. 640
(c) Rs. 774 (d) Rs. 680 30% 10%
19. A fan is listed at Rs. 1,500 and a discount of 20% is ?
offered on the list price. What additional discount (a) 21% (b) 20% (c) 18% (d) 17%
must be offered to the customer now to bring the net 27. By giving a discount of 10% on the marked price of
price to Rs. 1104 ? Rs. 1100 of a cycle, a dealer gains 10%. The cost
1,500 price of the cycle is ?
20% 1104 1100 10%
? 10%
(a) 8% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 12% ?
20. The marked price of an article is Rs. 500. It sold at (a) Rs. 1100 (b) Rs. 900
successive discounts of 20% and 10%. The selling (c) Rs. 1089 (d) Rs. 891
price of the article (in rupees) is ? 28. The marked price of an electric iron is Rs. 690. The
500 shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%.
20% 10% If no discount is allowed, is gain percent would be ?
? 690
(a) Rs. 350 (b) Rs. 375 10% 8%
(c) Rs. 360 (d) Rs. 400
21. An item is marked for Rs. 240 for sale. If two ?
successive discounts of 10% and 5% are allowed on (a) 20% (b) 24% (c) 25% (d) 28%
the sale price, the selling price of the article will be ? 29. A discount of 14% on the marked price of an article
240 is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs. 387.
10% 5% The marked price of the article is ?
? 14%
(a) Rs. 205.20 (b) Rs. 204 387
(c) Rs. 34.80 (d) Rs. 36 ?
22. The price of an article is raised by 30% and then two (a) Rs. 450 (b) Rs. 427 (c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs.
successive discounts of 10% each are allowed. 440
Ultimately the price of the article is ?

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30. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 10% discount on the 36. The difference between a single discount of 30% on
marked price. What price should be mark on an Rs. 550 and two successive discounts of 20% and
article that cost him Rs. 900 to gain 10% ? 10% on the same amount is ?
10% 550 30%
20% 10%
900 10% ?
? (a) Nil (b) Rs. 11 (c) Rs. 22 (d) Rs. 44
(a) Rs. 1275 (b) Rs. 1250 37. A trader wishes to gain 20% after allowing 10%
(c) Rs. 1175 (d) Rs. 1100 discount on the marked price to his customers. At
31. A tradesman gives 4% discount on the marked price what percent higher than the cost price must he mark
and gives 1 article free for buying every 15 articles his goods ?
and thus gains 35%. The marked price is increased 10% 20%
above the cost price by ?
4%
15 1 35% ?
1 2
? (a) 30% (b) 33 % (c) 34 % (d) 35%
3 3
(a) 40% (b) 39% (c) 50% (d) 20% 38. In order to maintain the price line a trader allows a
32. A sells a scooter priced Rs. 36,000. He gives a discount fo 10% on the marked price of an article.
discount of 8% on the first Rs. 20,000 and 5% on the However, he still marks a profit of 17% on the cost
next Rs. 10,000. How much discount can he affored price. Had he sold the article at the marked price, he
on the remaining Rs. 6,000 if he is to get as much as would have earned a profit percent of ?
when 7% discount is allowed on the total ?
36,000 10%
20,000 8% 17%
10,000 5% 6,000 ?
(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 33% (d) 35%
7% ? 39. A trader marked the price of his commodity so as to
(a) 5% (b) 6% (c) 7% (d) 8% include a profit of 25%. He allowed discount of 16%
33. A salesman is allowed 5½% commission on the total on the marked price. His actual profit was ?
sales made by him plus a bonus of ½% on sales over
Rs. 10,000. If his total earnings were Rs. 1,990, his 25%
total sales (in Rupees) was ? 16% ?
10,000 5½%
(a) 5% (b) 9% (c) 16% (d) 25%
½% 40. A shopkeeper sells a badminton racket whose
1,990 marked price is Rs. 30, at a discount of 15% and
? gives a shuttle cock costing Rs. 1.50 free with each
(a) Rs. 30,000 (b) Rs. 32,000 racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost
(c) Rs. 34,000 (d) Rs. 35,000 price, per racket is ?
34. A housewife saved Rs. 2.50 in buying a dress on
sale. If she spent Rs. 25 for the dress, approximately 30 15%
how much percent she saved in the transaction ? 1.50
20%
2.50 25 ?
(a) Rs. 21.00 (b) Rs. 21.25
? (c) Rs. 20.00 (d) Rs. 17.75
(a) 8% (b) 9% (c) 10% (d) 11% 41. A trader marked his goods at 20% above the cost
35. List price of an article at a show room is Rs. 2,000 price. He sold half the stock at the marked price. One
and it is being sold at successive discounts of 20% quarter at a discount of 20% on the marked price and
and 10%, its net selling price will be ? the rest at a discount of 40% on the marked price.
2,000 His total gain is ?
20% 10% 20%
?
(a) Rs. 1900 (b) Rs. 1700 20%
(c) Rs. 1440 (d) Rs. 1400 40%
?

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 (a) 2% (b) 4.5% (c) 13.5% (d) 15% 612 10%
42. A person paid Rs. 17,000 for a motor-car after a ?
single discount of 15%. If he is given successive
(a) 8% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 15%
discounts of 5% and 10% then how much he would
49. A shopkeeper gives two successive discount on an
pay ?
article marked Rs. 450. The first discount given is
15%
10%. If the customer pays Rs. 344.25 for the article,
17,000 5% the second discount given is ?
10% 450
? 10%
(a) Rs. 17,000 (b) Rs. 17,010 344.25
(c) Rs. 17,100 (d) Rs. 18,900 ?
43. A shopkeeper marks his sarees at 20% above the cost
(a) 14% (b) 10% (c) 12% (d) 15%
price and allows the purchaser a discount of 10% for
50. Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% is
cash buying. What profit percent does he marked ?
equivalent to a single discount of ?
20%
10%, 20% 30%
10%
?
? (a) 60% (b) 49.6% (c) 40.5% (d) 36%
(a) 18% (b) 12% (c) 10% (d) 8% 51. A shopkeeper gives 12 percent additional discount
44. To gain 8% after allowing a discount of 10%, by along with a discount of 20 percent on the marked
what percent cost price should be hiked in the list price of a radio. If the sale price of the radio is Rs.
price ? 704, the marked price is ?
20%
10% 12%
8% ? 704
(a) 9% (b) 11% (c) 18% (d) 20% ?
45. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 180. He wishes
(a) Rs. 844.80 (b) Rs. 929.28
to gain 20% after allowing a discount of 10% on the
(c) Rs. 1,044.80 (d) Rs. 1,000
marked price to the customer. The marked price will
52. A company offers three types of successive discounts
be ?
(i) 25% and 15% (ii) 30% and 10% (iii) 35% and
180
5%. which offer is the best for a customer ?
10% (i) 25%
20% ? 15% (ii) 30% 10% (iii) 35% 5%
(a) Rs. 210 (b) Rs. 240 ?
(c) Rs. 270 (d) Rs. 300
(a) First offer
46. The cost of manufacturing an article was Rs. 900.
(b) Second offer
The trader wants of 10%. The marked price must
(c) Third offer
be ?
(d) Any one: all are equally good
900
53. An article is listed at Rs. 900 and two successive
10% 25% discounts of 8% and 8% are given on it. How much
? would the saler gain or loss, if he gives a single
(a) Rs. 1500 (b) Rs. 1250 discount of 16% instead of two discounts ?
(c) Rs. 1200 (d) Rs. 1000 900
47. A shopkeeper offers 10% discount on the marked 8% 8%
price of his articles and still makes a profit of 20%. 16%
What is the actual cost of the article marked Rs. 500
% ?
for him ?
10% (a) Gain of Rs. 4.76 (b) Loss of Rs. 5.76
(c) Gain of Rs. 5.76 (d) Loss of Rs. 4.76
20%
54. A dealer buys a car listed at Rs. 2,00,000 at
500 ? successive discounts of 5% and 10%. If he sells the
(a) Rs. 440 (b) Rs. 425 car for Rs. 1,79,550, then his profit is ?
(c) Rs. 400 (d) Rs. 375
48. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 800. A 2,00,000 5% 10%
shopkeeper gives two successive discounts and sells
1,79,550
the watch at Rs. 612. If the first discount is 10%, the
second discount is ? ?
800 (a) 10% (b) 9% (c) 5% (d) 4%
55. An article listed at Rs. 800 is sold at successive
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 it off at a profit of 20% after allowing a 10% 25,000 %
discount. What would be his list price ? % ?
800
(a) Loss of 25% (b) Gain of 25%
25% 15% (c) Gain of 10% (d) Loss of 10%
10% 20% 62. The marked price of a shirt and trousers are in the
? ratio 1 : 2. The shopkeeper gives 40% discount on
the shirt. If the total discounton the shirt and trousers
(a) Rs. 620 (b) Rs. 600
is 30%, the discount offered on the trousers is ?
(c) Rs. 640 (d) Rs. 680
1 : 2
56. The difference between a discounts of 40% on Rs.
500 and two successive discount of 36% and 4% on 40%
the same amount is ? 30%
500 40% ?
36% 4% (a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 25% (d) 30%
? 63. A book is listed at Rs. 1,400 and the discount offered
(a) zero (b) Rs. 1.93 is 10%. What additional discount must be given to
(c) Rs. 2.00 (d) Rs. 7.20 bring the net selling price to Rs. 1,200 ?
57. The marked price of an electric iron is Rs. 300. The 1,400 10%
shopkeeper allows a discount of 12% and still gains 1,200
10%. If no discount is allowed his gain percent ?
would have been ?
2 16
300 (a) 16 % (b) 5% (c) 4 % (d) 6%
12% 10% 3 21
64. A pen is listed for Rs. 12. A discount of 15% is given
on it. A second discount is given bringing the price
? down to
(a) 20% (b) 25% (c) 27% (d) 30% Rs. 8.16, the rate of second discount is ?
58. A trader sells his goods at a discount of 25%. If he 12 15%
sells the goods at the market price only. His profit 8.16
will be ?
?
20%
(a) 20% (b) 15% (c) 18% (d) 25%
25% 65. An article is listed at Rs. 920. A customer pays Rs.
742.90 for it after getting two successive discounts.
? If the rate of first discount is 15%, the rate of 2nd
(a) 56.25% (b) 25.56% discount is ?
(c) 50.25% (d) 54.25% 920
59. If a discount of 20% on the marked price of a shift 742.90
saves a man Rs. 150, how much did he pay for the 15% ?
shirt ? (a) 3% (b) 5% (c) 8% (d) 12%
20% 66. The marked price of watch was Rs. 820. A man
150 bought the watch for Rs. 570.72 after getting two
? successive discounts, of which the first was 20%.
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 650 The second discount was ?
(c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 620 820
60. Ravi buys an article with a discount of 25% on its 570.72
marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling it 20% % ?
at Rs. 660. The marked price of the article was ? (a) 18% (b) 15% (c) 13% (d) 11%
25% 67. A bicycle, marked at Rs. 2,000 is sold with two
660 10% successive discount of 20% and 10%. An additional
? discount of 5% is offered for each payment. The
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 700 selling price of the bicycle at cash payment is ?
(c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 685 2,000
61. A dealer buys an article marked at Rs. 25,000 with 20% 10%
20% and 5% off. He spends Rs. 1,000 for its repair 5%
and sells it for Rs. 25,000 what is his gain or loss
?
percent ?
(a) Rs. 1,368 (b) Rs. 1,468
(c) Rs. 1,568 (d) Rs. 1,668
25,000 20% 5%
1,000

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68. The difference between a discount 40% on Rs. 500
and two successive discounts of 30% and 10% on the 15% 1955 15%
same amount is ?
500 40%
?
30% 10% ?
(a) Rs. 720 (b) Rs. 290
(a) Rs. 15 (b) 0 (c) Rs. 20 (d) Rs. 10
(c) Rs. 300 (d) Rs. 330
69. An article is sold at a discount of 20% and an
75. The marked price of a T.V. is Rs. 16,000. After
additional discount of 30% is allowed on cash
successive discounts it is sold for Rs. 11,400. If the
payment. If Vidya purchased the article by paying
first discount is 5%, then the rate of second discount
Rs. 2240 in cash, the marked price of the article
is ?
was ?
16,000
20%
11,400
30%
5% ?
2240
(a) 15% (b) 20% (c) 30% (d) 25%
? 76. The difference between a discount of 30% on Rs.
(a) Rs. 4,000 (b) Rs. 4,368 2,000 and two successive discounts of 25% and 5%
(c) Rs. 4,400 (d) Rs. 4,480 on the same amount is ?
70. While selling a cooler, a shopkeeper gives a discount 2,000 30%
of 10% on the marked price. If he gives a discount of
25% 5% ?
12% he earns Rs. 35 less as profit. The marked price
of the cooler is ? (a) Rs. 30 (b) Rs. 35 (c) Rs. 25 (d) Rs. 40
77. The marked price of a radio is Rs. 4,800. The
shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%.
10% 12%
If no discount is allowed, his gain percent will be ?
35 4,800 10%
? 8%
(a) Rs. 1650 (b) Rs. 1625 ?
(c) Rs. 1725 (d) Rs. 1750
(a) 18% (b) 20% (c) 22% (d) 25%
71. A trader gains 15% after selling an item at 10%
78. A dozen pair of socks quoted at Rs. 80 are available
discount on the cost price. The ratio of the cost price
at a discount of 10%. How many pairs of socks can
and printed price of the item is ?
be bought for Rs. 24 ?
10%
80
15%
10% 24
?
?
(a) 18 : 23 (b) 17 : 18
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 3 (d) 6
(c) 17 : 23 (d) 18 : 25
79. If on a marked price the difference of selling prices
72. A shopkeeper allows 4% discount on his marked
with a discount of 30% and two successive discount
price. If the cost price of an article is Rs. 100 and he
of 20% and 10% is 72, then the marked price (in
has to make a profit of 20%, then his marked price
rupees) is ?
must be ?
30%
4%
20% 10%
100 20%
72 ?
?
(a) Rs. 3,600 (b) Rs. 3,000
(a) Rs. 96 (b) Rs. 120
(c) Rs. 2,500 (d) Rs. 2,400
(c) Rs. 125 (d) Rs. 130
80. Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% is
73. When a shopkeeper gives 10% discount on the list
equivalent to a single discount of ?
price of a toy, his gain is 20%. If he had given a
20% 20%
discount of 20%, his percentage of gain would have
been ? ?
10% (a) 42% (b) 40% (c) 36% (d) 34%
20% 20% 81. Tow successive discounts of 10% and 5% are
equivalent to a single discount of ?
% ?
10% 5%
2 1 ?
(a) 6 % (b) 8 % (c) 10% (d) 15%
3 3 (a) 14% (b) 14.25% (c) 14.50% (d) 15%
74. A retailer purchases a grinder at a discount of 15% of 82. The single discount, which is equivalent to
the wholesaler and sells it for Rs. 1955 at a profit of successive discount of 25% and 10% is ?
15%. The amount of discount received by the retailer 25% 10%
from the wholesaler was ?
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 (a) 35% (b) 34.5% (c) 33% (d) 32.5% (c) Rs. 149 (d) Rs. 125
83. The single discount equivalent to two successive 90. A manufacturer marked an article at Rs. 50 and sold
discount of 20% and 5% is ? it allowing 20% discount. If his profit was 25%, then
20% 5% the cost price of the article was ?
? 50 20%
(a) 24% (b) 25% (c) 22% (d) 23% 25%
84. A shopkeeper marks the price of an item keeping ?
20% profit. If he offers a discount of 12½% on the (a) Rs. 40 (b) Rs. 35 (c) Rs. 32 (d) Rs. 30
marked price, his gain percente will be ? 91. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book
at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the
20% cost price and the printed price of the book is ?
12½% ? 10%
(a) 4.5% (b) 5% (c) 7.5% (d) 8% 12%
85. A saler marks his goods 30% above their cost price ?
but allows 15% discount for cash payment. His (a) 45 : 56 (b) 45 : 51
percentage of profit when sold in cash is ? (c) 47 : 56 (d) 47 : 51
30% 92. While selling shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of
15% 7%. If he had given a discount of 9% he would have
got Rs. 15 less as profit. The marked price of the
shirt is ?
?
7%
(a) 10.5% (b) 15% (c) 9% (d) 8.5%
9%
86. What price should a shopkeeper marks on an article
costing him Rs. 200 to gain 35% after allowing a 15 ?
discount of 25% ? (a) Rs. 750 (b) Rs. 720
(c) Rs. 712.50 (d) Rs. 600
93. The selling price of an article is Rs. 1,920 and the
discount given is 4%. The marked price of the article
200 25% 35%
is ?
? 1,920
(a) Rs. 270 (b) Rs. 300 4% ?
(c) Rs. 330 (d) Rs. 360
(a) Rs. 2,400 (b) Rs. 2,000
87. A trader marks his goods 40% above cost price and
(c) Rs. 1,600 (d) Rs. 1,200
allows a discount of 25%. The profit he makes is ?
94. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 15% discount. The
40%
marked price of an article whose selling price is Rs.
25% 629 is ?
? 15%
(a) 15% (b) 10% (c) 5% (d) 2%
88. A dealer marks his goods 20% above their cost price. 629 ?
He then allows some discount on marked price so
(a) Rs. 740 (b) Rs. 704
that he makes a profit of 10%. The rate of discount is
(c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 614
?
95. A discount of 24% on the marked price of an article
20%
is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs. 342.
The marked price of the article is ?
10% ? 24%
1 1 2 1 342
(a) 10 % (b) 9 % (c) 8 % (d) 8 %
3 3 3 3 ?
89. In a shop shirts are usually sold at 40% above the (a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 490
cost price. During a sale, the shopkeeper offers a (c) Rs. 450 (d) Rs. 430
discount of 10% off the usual selling price. If he 96. If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets
manages to sell 72 shirts for Rs. 15,608 then his cost a reduction of 4% on the amount of the bill. By
price per shirt, (in Rs.) is ? paying the bill before due date a person got a
reduction of Rs. 13. The amount of his electricity bill
40% was ?
10% 72
13,608 4%
?
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 13 discount of 10% off the usual selling price. If the
? manages to sell 216 shirts for Rs. 13,608, then his
cost price per shirt (in Rs.) is ?
(a) Rs. 125 (b) Rs. 225
(c) Rs. 325 (d) Rs. 425
97. What single discount is equivalent to two successive 40%
discount of 20% and 15% ? 10%
20% 15% 216 13,608
? ?
(a) 35% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 30% (a) Rs. 210 (b) Rs. 50
98. The single discount equal to three consecutive (c) Rs. 149 (d) Rs. 125
discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% ? 106. If a shopkeeper marks the price of goods 50% more
10%, 12% 5% than their cost price and allows a discount of 40%,
? what is his gain or loss percent ?
(a) 35% (b) 32% (c) 24.76% (d) 30% 50%
99. The difference between discount of 35% and two 40%
successive discount of 20% on a certain bill was 22, ?
the amount of the bill is ?
(a) Gain of 10% (b) Loss of 10%
35% 20% (c) Gain of 20% (d) Loss of 20%
22 107. A dealer marks his goods at 40% above the cost price
? and allows discount of 20% on the marked price. The
(a) Rs. 200 (b) Rs. 220 (c) Rs. 1,100 (d) 2,200 dealer has a ?
100. The marked price of a watch is Rs. 1,600. The 40%
shopkeeper gives successive discount of 10% and x% 20%
to the customer. If the customer pays Rs. 1,224 for
the watch, the value of x is ?
?
1,600
(a) Loss of 20% (b) Gain of 25%
10% x% (c) Loss of 12% (d) Gain of 12%
1,224 x 108. A trader marks his goods 45% above the cost price
? and gives a discount of 20% on the marked price.
(a) 5% (b) 10% (c) 15% (d) 20% The gain % on goods he makes is ?
101. A single discount equivalent to discount series 20%, 45%
20% and 10% is ? 20%
20%, 20% 10% ?
? (a) 15% (b) 14% (c) 29% (d) 16%
(a) 50% (b) 48.4% (c) 42.4% (d) 40.4% 109. Maha Bazar offers 20% discount on bags which have
102. The single discount which is equivalent to successive been marked 50% above the cost price. Amarnath
discounts of 20%, 15% and 10% is ? pays Rs. 840 for a bag. Then the cost price of the bag
20%, 15% 10% is ?
? 50%
(a) 32.7% (b) 34.2% (c) 36.9% (d) 38.8% 20%
103. The single discount equivalent to the discount series 840
of 20%, 10% an 5% is ? ?
20%, 10% 5% (a) Rs. 672 (b) Rs. 700
? (c) Rs. 790 (d) Rs. 810
(a) 11.66% (b) 31.6% (c) 35.66% (d) 32% 110. A merchant purchases a wrist watch for Rs. 450 and
104. Successive discounts of p% and q% on the catalogue fixes its list price in such a way that after allowing a
price of an article is equivalent to a single discount of discount of 10%, he earns a profit of 20%. Find the
? list price of the watch ?
p% q% 450
? 10%
 xy   pq  20%
(a) 
x  y  
% (b) 
p  q  
%
 100   100  ?
(a) Rs. 480 (b) Rs. 450 (c) Rs. 600 (d) Rs.
 pq   pq 
p  q 
(c)  %
 p  q 
(d)  %
 540
 100   100  111. The marked price of a radio is Rs. 480. The
105. In a shop, shirts are usually sold at 40% above the shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% and gains 8%.
cost price. During a sale, the shopkeeper offers a If no discount is allowed, his gain percent would be ?

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 480 (c) Rs. 560 (d) Rs. 740
10% 8% 119. A shopkeeper list the price of an article as Rs. 500.
But he gives a certain discount which allows the buys
to pay Rs. 500 for the article including 10% sales tax.
(a) 18% (b) 18.5% (c) 20.5% (d) 20% The rate of discount is ?
112. Marked price of an article is Rs. 275, shopkeeper 500
allows a discount of 5% and he gets profit of 4.5%.
500
The actual cost of the article is ?
275 5% 10%
4.5% ?
? 1 1
(a) 10% (b) 10 % (c) 9 % (d) 11%
(a) Rs. 250 (b) Rs. 225 11 11
(c) Rs. 215 (d) Rs. 210 120. The price of a certain television set is discounted by
113. After allowing a discount of 16% there was still a 10% and the reduced price is then discounted by
gain of 5%. Then the percentage of marked price 10%. This series of successive discounts is
over the cost price is ? equivalent to a single discount is ?
16% 5% 10%
? 10%
(a) 15% (b) 18% (c) 21% (d) 25%
114. An article of cost price Rs. 8,000 is marked at Rs. ?
11,200. After allowing a discount of x percent a (a) 20% (b) 19% (c) 18% (d) 11%
profit of 12% is made. The value of x is ? 121. A chair listed at Rs. 350 is available at successive
8,000 discounts of 25% and 10%. The selling price of the
11,200 x% chair is ?
12% x ? 350
(a) 21% (b) 20% (c) 22% (d) 23% 25% 10%
115. The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked ?
price. The gain percentage after allowing a discount (a) Rs. 236.25 (b) Rs. 230.25
of 12% on the marked price is ? (c) Rs. 240.25 (d) Rs. 241.25
64% 122. A trader allows two successive discounts of 30% and
12% 15% on selling an article. If he gets Rs. 476 for that
? article, find its marked price ?
(a) 37.5% (b) 48% (c) 50.5% (d) 52% 30%
116. While selling a watch, a shopkeeper gives a discount 15% 476
of 5%. If he gives a discount of 6%, he earns Rs. 15 ?
less as profit. What is the marked price of the watch (a) Rs. 700 (b) Rs. 400
? (c) Rs. 900 (d) Rs. 800
5% 123. In selling an article, the single discount equivalent to
6% two successive discounts of 25% and 5% is ?
15 ? 25% 5%
(a) Rs. 1,250 (b) Rs. 1,400 ?
(c) Rs. 1,500 (d) Rs. 750 (a) 28.75% (b) 30% (c) 27.5% (d) 26%
117. Rahim bought a T.V. with 20% discount on list price. 124. The marked price of a table is Rs. 800. A retailer
Had he bought it with 25% discount he would have bought it after two successive discounts of10% and
saved Rs. 500. At what price did he buy the T.V. ? 15%. He spent Rs. 13 on transportation and sold it
20% for Rs. 875. His profit was ?
25% 800
500 10% 15%
? 13 875
(a) Rs. 16,000 (b) Rs. 12,000 ?
(c) Rs. 10,000 (d) Rs. 8,000 (a) 40% (b) 37% (c) 28% (d) 25%
118. A shopkeeper gains Rs. 56 on a toy after allowing 125. Alex sold his goods after announcing two successive
23% discount on its marked price. If his gain is 10%, discounts of 30% each. The effective discount
then the marked price of the toy is ? altogether is ?
23% 30%
56 10% ?
? (a) 52% (b) 49% (c) 50% (d) 51%
(a) Rs. 810 (b) Rs. 800

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126. A sofa-set listed at Rs. 800 is sold to a retailer at 133. The price that Akbar should marks on a pair of shoes
successive discounts of 25% and 15% by the which costs him Rs. 1,200 to gain 12% after allowing
wholesaler. Then the cost price of the sofa-set for a discount of 16% (in rupees) is ?
retailer is ? 1,200
16%
800 12% ?
25% 15% (a) 1,344 (b) 1,433 (c) 1,600 (d) 1,500
134. A trader allows a trade discount of 20% and a cash
discount of 6¼% on the marked price of the goods
and gets a net gain of 20% of the cost. By how much
?
above the cost should the goods be marked for the
(a) Rs. 500 (b) Rs. 510 sale ?
(c) Rs. 550 (d) Rs. 560 20%
127. The printed price of a book is Rs. 320. A retailer
pays Rs. 244.80 for it. He gets successive discounts 6¼%
of 10% and an another rate. His second rate is ? 20%
320
244.80 ?
10% (a) 40% (b) 50% (c) 60% (d) 70%
? 135. A tradesman marks his goods at such a price that
after allowing a discount of 15%, he makes a profit
(a) 15% (b) 16% (c) 14% (d) 12%
of 20%. What is the marked price of an article whose
128. A merchant marks his goods 40% above the cost
cost price is Rs. 170 ?
price and sells them at a discount of 15%. Find his
gain % ?
40% 15% 20%
15%
? 170 ?
(a) 25% (b) 22% (c) 19% (d) 20% (a) Rs. 240 (b) Rs. 260
129. A trader marks his goods at 20% above the cost (c) Rs. 220 (d) Rs. 200
price. If he allows a discount of 5% for cash down 136. How much percent above the cost price should a
payment, his profit percent for such a transaction is ? shopkeeper mark his goods so as to earn a profit of
20% 10% after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked
price ?
5%
?
(a) 15% (b) 12% (c) 14% (d) 17%
12% 10%
130. The marked price is 20% higher than cost price. A
discount of 20% is given on the marked price. By ?
this type of sale, there is ? (a) 50% (b) 25% (c) 60% (d) 45%
20% 137. A discount of 16% on the marked price of a book
enables a man to buy a pen that costs Rs. 80. How
20% ?
much did he pay for the book ?
(a) 4% loss (b) 2% loss 16%
(c) no loss no gain (d) 4% gain
80
131. A dealer marks his goods at 25% above the cost price
and allows a discount of 10% for cash payment. His ?
profit percent is ? (a) Rs. 810 (b) Rs. 800
25% (c) Rs. 420 (d) Rs. 740
10% 138. After allowing a discount of 12% on the marked
price of an article, it is sold for Rs. 880. Find his
?
marked price ?
(a) 17.5% (b) 15% (c) 12.5% (d) 20% 12%
132. How much percent above the cost price should a
880 ?
shopkeeper mark his goods so as to earn a profit of
32% after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked (a) Rs. 1,100 (b) Rs. 2,000
price ? (c) Rs. 1,000 (d) Rs, 2,100
139. A fan in a shop is offered at a discount of 10%. It is
sold during clearance sale at 6% discount over the
12%
already discount price at Rs. 846. The original
32% ? marked price of the fan is ?
(a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 60% (d) 45%

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 10% (c) Rs. 170 (d) Rs. 160
6% 147. During month-long annual sale, a shopkeeper sells
his goods at a discount of 50%. But in the last week,
846
he offers an additional discount of 40%. If the
? original price of a shirt is Rs. x, then the price, (in
(a) Rs. 900 (b) Rs. 946 rupees) during the last week of the sale will be ?
(c) Rs. 850 (d) Rs. 1,000
2 50%
140. Mr. A bought a refrigerator with 16 % discount on
3 40%
the labelled price. Had he bought it with 25% x
discount, he would have saved Rs. 600. At what
price did he buy the refrigerator ? ?
2 (a) 90% of x (b) 70% of x
A 16 % (c) 30% of x (d) 10% of x
3
148. Ramesh bought 10 cycles for Rs. 500 each. He spent
25% Rs. 2,000 on them and sold five of them for Rs. 750
600 each and the remaining for Rs. 550 each. Then the
? total gain or loss % is ?
(a) Rs. 6,000 (b) Rs. 7,200 10 500
(c) Rs. 7,500 (d) Rs. 5,000 2,000
141. The selling price of a video game is Rs. 740 and the 750
discount allowed is 7.5%. The marked price of the
video gams is ? 550
740 7.5% % ?
? 1 1
(a) Gain of 8 % (b) Loss of 8 %
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 700 3 3
(c) Rs. 800 (d) Rs. 900 2 1
142. A fan is listed at Rs. 150 and a discount of 20% is (c) Gain of 7 % (d) Loss of 7 %
3 7
given. Then the selling price is ?
149. The Banker's discount on a bill due 6 months hence
150 20% at 16% per annum is Rs. 216. The true discount is ?
? 6 16%
(a) Rs. 180 (b) Rs. 150 216 ?
(c) Rs. 120 (d) Rs. 110
(a) Rs. 212 (b) Rs. 180
143. If a table with marked price Rs. 6,000 was sold to a
(c) Rs. 210 (d) Rs. 200
customer for Rs. 5,500, then the rate of discount
150. The cost manufacture of a tape recorder is Rs. 1,500.
allowed on the table is ?
The manufacturer fixes the marked price 20% above
6,000
the cost of manufacture and allows a discount in such
5,500 a way as to get a profit of 8%. The rate of discount is
% ? ?
1 1,500
(a) 10% (b) 8% (c) 8 % (d) 9% 20%
3
144. A washing machine is sold at a discount of 30%. If a 8%
man buys it for Rs. 6,580, its list price is ? ?
30% (a) 12% (b) 8% (c) 20% (d) 10%
6,580 151. For a certain article, if discount is 25% and the profit
? is 25%. If the discount is 10%, then the profit is ?
(a) Rs. 7,500 (b) Rs. 8,600 25% 25%
(c) Rs. 9,400 (d) Rs. 6,990 10% % ?
145. An article marked Rs. 800 is offered at Rs. 736 in the (a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 30% (d) 33%
off season. The rate of discount offered is ? 152. A toy train is marked at Rs. 400 and sold at a
800 736 discount of 8% during Ganesh Puja. A shopkeeper
% ? announces a discount of 8% more. The amount he
(a) 10% (b) 7% (c) 7.5% (d) 8% will lose if he announces a single discount of 16% is
146. The true discount on a sum of money due 2 years ?
hence at 5% is Rs. 15. Find the sum ? 400
2 5% 15 8%
? 8%
(a) Rs. 150 (b) Rs. 165

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 16% 159. The marked price of an article is Rs. 100. A discount
? series of 5%, 10% successively reduces the price of a
article by ?
(a) Rs. 2.56 (b) Rs. 3.84
100
(c) Rs. 4.16 (d) Rs. 5.78
153. A single discount of 50% on an article costing Rs. 5% 10% ?
10000 is better than two successive discounts of 40% (a) Rs. 4.50 (b) Rs. 14.50
and 10% by ? (c) Rs. 24.50 (d) None of these
10000 50% 160. An article is marked at Rs. 5,000.The shopkeeper
40% 10% allows successive discounts of x%, y%, z% on it.
The net selling price is ?
?
5,000
(a) Rs. 400 (b) Rs. 1000
x%, y%, z%
(c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 600
154. Two successive discounts of 70% and 30% are ?
equivalent to a single discount of ? 100  x100  y100  z
70% 30% (a) Rs.
200
? 100  x100  y100  z
(a) 75% (b) 79% (c) 100% (d) 89% (b) Rs.
200
155. A purchased a dining table, marked at Rs. 3,000 at a
100  x100  y100  z
successive discounts of 10% and 15% respectively. (c) Rs.
He gave Rs. 105 as transportation charge and sold it 200
at 100  x100  y100  z
(d) Rs.
Rs. 3,200. What is his gain percentage ? 200
A 3,000 161. A shopkeeper purchased a chair marked at Rs. 600 at
10% 15% two successive discounts of 15% and 20%
105 respectively, he spent Rs. 28 on transportation and
sold the chair for Rs. 545. His gain percent was ?
3,200 % ?
600
1
(a) 22 % (b) 25% 15% 20%
3 28
1 17
(c) 33 % (d) 37 % 545 % ?
3 24
(a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 35% (d) 20%
156. A dealer buys a table listed at Rs. 1,500 and gets 162. The marked price of a piano was Rs. 15,000. At the
successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He spends Rs. time of sale, there were successive discount of 20%,
20 on transportation and sells at a profit of 20%. Find 10% and 10% respectively on it. The sale price was ?
the selling price of the table (in rupees) ? 15,000
20%, 10% 10%
1,500 20% 10%
?
20
(a) Rs. 9,720 (b) Rs. 9,750
20% (c) Rs. 9,760 (d) Rs. 9,780
? 163. Successive discounts of 30% and 20% is equivalent
(a) Rs. 1320 (b) Rs. 1080 to a single discount is ?
(c) Rs. 1200 (d) Rs. 1230 30% 20%
157. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 80. ?
What will be the selling price, if he allows two (a) 50% (b) 40% (c) 44% (d) 10%
successive discounts at 5% each ? 164. Two successive discounts of 10% and 5%, in this
80 order, are given on a bill of Rs. 110. Find the net
5% amount of money payable to clear the bill (answer to
? the nearest rupee) ?
110
(a) Rs. 72.20 (b) Rs. 72
(c) Rs. 85 (d) Rs. 7.20 10% 5%
158. Which of the following successive discounts is better ?
to a customer (1) 20%, 15%, 10% or (2) 25%, 12%, (a) Rs. 94 (b) Rs. 95 (c) Rs. 96 (d) Rs. 97
8% ? 165. A merchant allows a discount of 10% on marked
price for the cash payment. To make a profit of 17%,
(1) 20%, 15%, 10% or (2) 25%, 12%, he must mark his goods higher than their cost price
8% ? by ?
(a) (1) is better (b) (2) is better
(c) (1) or (2) both are same (d) None of these

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 10% 1,860 5%
17% 60
? ?
(a) 33% (b) 40% (c) 27% (d) 30% (a) 10 months (b) 8 months (c) 9 months (d) 1 year
166. If the discount is equal to one fifth of the marked 173. A shopkeeper sold an item for Rs. 1,510 after giving
price and the loss is half the discount, then the a discount of 24½% and there by incurred a loss of
percentage of loss is ? 10%. Had he sold the item without discount his net
1 profit would have been ?
5 24½%
% ? 1,510 10%
1 1
(a) 10 % (b) 11 % ?
9 9
1 1 1
(c) 12 % (d) 13 % (a) Rs. 641 (b) Rs. 322
9 9 9
167. After allowing a discount of 12% on the marked 2 2
(c) Rs. 422 (d) Rs. 322
price, a shopkeeper still gains 21%. The marked 9 9
price is above the cost price by ? 174. Discount on a pair of shoes marked at Rs. 475 and
12% discounted at 15% is ?
21% 475 15%
? ?
(a) 25% (b) 30% (c) 37.5% (d) 42.5% (a) Rs. 70 (b) Rs. 72
168. A profit of 10% is made after giving a discount of (c) Rs. 71.25 (d) Rs. 75.25
5% on a T.V. If the marked price of the T.V. is Rs. 175. A machine is marked at Rs. 6,800 and available at a
2640, the cost price of the T.V. was ? discount of 10%. The shopkeeper gives another off
A 5% 10% season discount to the buyer and sells the machine
2640 for Rs. 5,202. Find the off season discount ?
? 6,800 10%
(a) Rs. 2280 (b) Rs. 2296
(c) Rs. 2380 (d) Rs. 2396
169. A grinder was marked at Rs. 3,600. After given a 5,202 ?
discount of 10% the dealer made a profit of 8%. (a) 10% (b) 12%
Calculate the cost price ? (c) 15% (d) 18%
3,600 10% 176. A shop offers 10% discount on every purchase of an
8% article. it also offers an additional discount of 12%, if
? the payment is made in cash. If the original price of
(a) Rs. 3,000 (b) Rs. 3,312 an item is Rs. 250, how much a customer will pay, if
(c) Rs. 3,240 (d) Rs. 2,960 he wants to pay the price in cash ?
170. How much percent more than the cost price should a 10%
shopkeeper mark his goods so that after allowing a 12%
discount of 25% on the marked price, he gains 20% ? 250

% 25% ?
20% ? (a) Rs. 180 (b) Rs. 192
(a) 70% (b) 50% (c) 60% (d) 55% (c) Rs. 198 (d) Rs. 195
171. A shopkeeper marks his goods 20% above his cost 177. With a 5% discount on the cost of sugar, a buyer
price and gives 15% discount on the marked price. could purchase 2 kg. more sugar for Rs. 608.
His gain percent is ? Original selling price of sugar is ?
20% 5%
15% 608 2
% ? ?
(a) 5% (b) 4% (c) 2% (d) 1% (a) Rs. 15.50 (b) Rs. 15 (c) Rs. 16,50 (d) Rs. 16
172. The true discount on Rs. 1,860 due after a certain 178. A mobile phone is listed at Rs. 1,500 and a discount
time at 5% is Rs. 60. Find the time after which it is of 10% is offered on the list price. What additional
due ? discount must be offered to the customer now to
bring the net price to Rs. 1,242 ?

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 1,500 (a) 7.5% (b) 6.66% (c) 8.33% (d) 9%
10% 186. Jasmine allows 4% discount on the marked price of
her goods and still earns a profit of 20%. What is the
1,242
cost price of a shirt if its marked price is Rs. 850 ?
? 4%
(a) 10% (b) 8% (c) 12% (d) 18% 20%
179. A reduction of 20% in the price of rice enables a
850 ?
customer to purchase 12.5 kg. more for Rs. 800. The
original price of rice (per kg.) is ? (a) Rs. 650 (b) Rs. 720
20% (c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 680
187. The marked price of an article is Rs. 500. A
800 12.5
shopkeeper gives a discount of 5% and still makes a
? profit of 25%. The cost price of the article is ?
(a) Rs. 14 (b) Rs. 16 (c) Rs. 12 (d) Rs. 15 500 5%
180. A reduction of 10% in the price of commodity 25%
enables a person to buy 25 kg. more for Rs. 225. The
?
original price of the commodity per kg. was ?
10% (a) Rs. 384 (b) Rs. 380
(c) Rs. 300 (d) Rs. 376
225 25
188. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 10% on the
? marked price of an item but charges a sales tax of 8%
(a) Rs. 2 (b) Re. 1 on the discounted price. If the customer pays Rs.
(c) Rs. 2.50 (d) Rs. 1.50 3,402 as the price including the sales tax, then the
181. The marked price of a toy Rs. 60 and at a discount marked price is ?
that was sold for Rs. 45. Then rate of discount is ? 10%
60 8%
45 ?
(a) 30% (b) 35% (c) 20% (d) 25% 3,402 ?
182. A man saves Rs. 25 on the purchase of an article on
(a) Rs. 3,400 (b) Rs. 3,500
which a discount of 20% is allowed. How much did
(c) Rs. 3,600 (d) Rs. 3,800
the man pay ?
189. The cost price of a table is Rs. 3,200. A merchant
20%
wants to make 25% profit by selling it. At the time of
25 sale he declared a discount of 20% on the marked
? price. The marked price (in Rupees) is ?
(a) Rs. 75 (b) Rs. 150 3,200
(c) Rs. 100 (d) Rs. 125 25%
183. A double bed is marked at Rs. 75,000. The 20%
shopkeeper allows successive discounts of 8%, 5%
?
and 2% on it. What is the net selling price ?
75,000 (a) Rs. 5,000 (b) Rs. 6,000
(c) Rs. 4,000 (d) Rs. 4,500
8%, 5% 2%
190. A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12.5% on the
? marked price of a certain article and makes a profit
(a) Rs. 6,500 (b) Rs. 6,000 of 20%. If the article and makes a profit of 20%. If
(c) Rs. 64,239 (d) Rs. 6,500.50 the article costs the shopkeeper Rs. 210, then the
184. Successive discounts of 15% and 20% amount to a marked price of the article will be ?
single discount of ? 12.5%
15% 20% 20%
? 210
(a) 35% (b) 32% (c) 30% (d) 28% ?
185. Anand marks up the price of an article by 50% and
(a) Rs. 387 (b) Rs. 350
then allows a discount of 20% and sells it to Balaji
(c) Rs. 386 (d) Rs. 288
who sells it for Rs. 20 more than what he purchased
191. A businessman allows a discount of 10% on the
for this S.P. is 30% more than the original C.P. of the
marked price. What percent above the cost price
article. Then Balaji's profit % is ?
must he mark his goods to make a profit of 17
50%
percent ?
20% 10% 17%
20
% ?
30% % ? (a) 27% (b) 18% (c) 30% (d) 20%

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192. Charging 30% above the production cost a radio shopkeeper makes a profit of Rs. 16. Find the gain
maker puts a label of Rs. 286 on a radio as is price. percent ?
But at the time of selling it, he allows 10% discount 200
on the labelled price. What will his gain be ? 20% 16
30%
% ?
286
1 1
10% (a) 11 % (b) 9 % (c) 11% (d) 8%
9 11
? 200. A merchant offer 8% discount on all his goods and
(a) Rs. 257.40 (b) Rs. 254.40 still makes profit of 15%. If an item is marked Rs.
(c) Rs. 198 (d) Rs. 37.40 250, then is cost price is ?
193. A cycle dealer offers a discount of 10% and still 8%
makes a profit of 26%. What does he pay for a cycle
15%
whose marked price is Rs. 840 ?
10% 26% 250 ?
840 (a) Rs. 180 (b) Rs. 200
(c) Rs. 230 (d) Rs. 187
201. A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 360. He wants
? to make a gain of 25% on it after a discount of 10%.
(a) Rs. 600 (b) Rs. 650 The marked price is ?
(c) Rs. 700 (d) Rs. 750 360
194. The marked price of an article is 10% higher than the
10% 25%
cost price. A discount of 10% is given on the marked
price. In this kind of sale, the seller bears ? ?
10% (a) Rs. 486 (b) Rs. 450
10 (c) Rs. 500 (d) Rs. 460
202. A table with marked price Rs. 1200 was sold to a
? customer for Rs. 1100. Find the rate of discount
(a) No loss, no profit (b) a loss of 5% allowed on the table ?
(c) a gain of 1% (d) a loss of 1% 1200
195. A shopkeeper sold an item at 10% loss after giving a 1100
discount equal to half the marked price. Then the
cost price is ? ?
1 1
(a) 9% (b) 8 % (c) 9 % (d) 10%
10% ? 3 3
(a) th of the marked price 203. The marked price of an item is twice the cost price.
(b) th of the marked price For a gain of 15%, the discount should be ?
(c) th of the marked price
(d) th of the marked price 15% % ?
196. Successive discount of 20% and 40% equal a single (a) 7.5% (b) 20.5% (c) 32.5% (d) 42.5%
discount of ? 204. To attract more visitors, zoo authority announces
20% 40% 20% discount on every ticket which costs 25 paise.
? For this reason, sale of ticket increase by 28%. Find
(a) 60% (b) 20% (c) 52% (d) 48% the percentage of increase in the number of visitors ?
197. A person purchases a saree for Rs. 7710 after
availing a net discount of Rs. 1285. The percentage 25 20%
of discount, the saree shop offers, is ? 28%
1285
?
7710
(a) 40% (b) 50%
? (c) 60% (d) No change
(a) 14% (b) 14% (c) 14% (d) 14% 205. The list price of shirt is Rs. 440 and a customer pays
198. After allowing 10% discount dealer wishes to sell a Rs. 396 for it. The discount rate is ?
machine for Rs. 2,700. At what price must the 440
machine be marked ? 396 ?
10%
(a) 10% (b) 10½% (c) 20% (d) 12%
2700 206. A shopkeeper listed the price of goods at 30% above
? the cost price. He sells half the stock at this price,
(a) Rs. 270 (b) Rs. 3,000 one fourth of the stock at a discount of 15% and the
(c) Rs. 2,970 (d) Rs. 2,430 remaining at 30% discount. His overall profit is ?
199. The marked price of a saree is Rs. 200. After
allowing a discount of 20% on the marked price, the

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 30% 115. (a) 116. (c) 117. (d) 118. (b) 119. (c) 120. (b)
121. (a) 122. (d) 123. (a) 124. (a) 125. (d) 126. (b)
15% 127. (a) 128. (c) 129. (c) 130. (a) 131. (c) 132. (a)
30% 133. (c) 134. (c) 135. (a) 136. (b) 137. (c) 138. (c)
? 139. (d) 140. (a) 141. (c) 142. (c) 143. (c) 144. (c)
145. (d) 146. (b) 147. (c) 148. (d) 149. (d) 150. (d)
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(a) 15 % (b) 15% 151. (a) 152. (a) 153. (a) 154. (b) 155. (c) 156. (a)
8 157. (a) 158. (b) 159. (b) 160. (c) 161. (a) 162. (a)
3 2 163. (c) 164. (a) 165. (d) 166. (b) 167. (c) 168. (a)
(c) 15 % (d) 15 %
5 3 169. (a) 170. (c) 171. (c) 172. (b) 173. (d) 174. (c)
207. The discount on a certain sum of money, due at the 175. (c) 176. (c) 177. (d) 178. (b) 179. (b) 180. (b)
1 2 181. (d) 182. (c) 183. (c) 184. (b) 185. (c) 186. (d)
end of 2 years at 2 % p.a. is Rs. 78. Find the
4 3 187. (b) 188. (b) 189. (a) 190. (d) 191. (c) 192. (d)
sum ? 193. (a) 194. (d) 195. (c) 196. (c) 197. (b) 198. (b)
1 2 199. (a) 200. (b) 201. (c) 202. (b) 203. (d) 204. (c)
2 2 %
4 3 205. (a) 206. (a) 207. (c) 208. (d) 209. (d)
78 ?
(a) Rs. 1,278 (b) Rs. 1,300
(c) Rs. 1,378 (d) Rs. 1,400
208. X purchased an item at a discount of 10% and sold it
to Y at 10% profit. The marked price and the price
for which Y purchased the item are in ratio ?
X 10%
Y 10%
Y ?
(a) 1 : 1 (b) 10 : 99
(c) 20 : 99 (d) 100 : 99
209. If in sale, the discount given on a saree is equal to
one-fourth the marked price and the loss due to this
discount is 15%, then the ratio of the cost price to the
selling price is ?

15% ?
(a) 3 : 4 (b) 4 : 3 (c) 10 : 17(d) 20 : 17

Answer Sheet
1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (c)
7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (c) 11. (b) 12. (b)
13. (c) 14. (c) 15. (c) 16. (d) 17. (d) 18. (b)
19. (a) 20. (c) 21. (a) 22. (b) 23. (c) 24. (b)
25. (b) 26. (d) 27. (b) 28. (a) 29. (a) 30. (d)
31. (c) 32. (c) 33. (c) 34. (b) 35. (c) 36. (b)
37. (b) 38. (a) 39. (a) 40. (c) 41. (a) 42. (c)
43. (d) 44. (d) 45. (b) 46. (b) 47. (d) 48. (d)
49. (d) 50. (b) 51. (d) 52. (c) 53. (b) 54. (c)
55. (d) 56. (d) 57. (b) 58. (a) 59. (a) 60. (c)
61. (b) 62. (c) 63. (c) 64. (a) 65. (b) 66. (c)
67. (a) 68. (a) 69. (a) 70. (d) 71. (a) 72. (c)
73. (a) 74. (c) 75. (d) 76. (c) 77. (b) 78. (a)
79. (a) 80. (c) 81. (c) 82. (d) 83. (a) 84. (b)
85. (a) 86. (d) 87. (c) 88. (d) 89. (b) 90. (c)
91. (a) 92. (a) 93. (b) 94. (a) 95. (c) 96. (c)
97. (b) 98. (c) 99. (d) 100. (c) 101. (c) 102. (d)
103. (b) 104. (c) 105. (b) 106. (b) 107. (d) 108. (d)
109. (b) 110. (c) 111. (d) 112. (a) 113. (d) 114. (b)

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