Succesive Discounts Questions and Answers

Successive Discount Questions and Answers in Aptitude

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The Successive discount is known as the discount that is offered on the discount. It is exactly similar to the compound interest rate that indicates interest on interest. For instance, let us take the original price of an article as ‘a. A storekeeper offers first a discount of ‘x%’ of the article and again ‘y%’ on the new price of the article. Then the selling price of the article can be obtained as:

Total discount:  x+y – (\frac{xy}{100}) %

Therefore, the Selling price of the Article = a − (x + y– \frac{xy}{100}) \times a

Successive Discount Questions and Answers

Rules to Solve Successive Discount Questions

• If two discounts are there: It means a discount on the discount. The formula for calculating the total discount in successive discounts case. If the initial discount is x% and second

Total discount is calculated as x+y – (\frac{xy}{100}) %

• If three discounts are there:This means a discount on the discount on the discount. If the three discounts are given as x%, y% and z% then first it is required to find the total discount of x % and y % and using it you need to find the total discount with z%. Formula used will be: Total discount for x and y=d

d=(x+y-\frac{xy}{100}) %

Formula used for third discount =(d+z-\frac{dz}{100}) %

Question 1

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Ramesh bought some staplers from a wholesaler at INR 100 for 200 staplers. He sells those staplers at INR 100 for 150 staplers. Find his profit or loss per cent.

55%

55%

34%

34%

33.34%

33.34%

43.2%

43.2%

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Question 2

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Uday incurs a loss of 10 % if he sells the antique frame for Rs. 1905. What price must he sell the frame so as to gain 10 % on that frame?

2237.08

2237.08

2328.7

2328.7

3230

3230

2134.50

2134.50

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Question 3

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Aisha bought some jewellery and sold that to her friends in a kitty party. The cost price of her jewellery was 67 % of the selling price. Calculate the profit percentage?

45.02%

45.02%

43%

43%

49.25%

49.25%

48%

48%

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Question 4

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A retailer bought two types of wheat, 50 KG at Rs. 20.50 per KG and 90 KG at Rs. 25 per KG. The retailer wanted to earn more profit on this so he mixed both the types of wheat and sold the mixture at a gain of 15 %. Calculate the each Kilogram selling price of the combination.

25 rs.

25 rs.

26.90 rs.

26.90 rs.

27 rs.

27 rs.

28,70 rs.

28,70 rs.

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Question 5

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A dishonest fruit man promised to sell the fruits at cost price but on each kg item he gave 800 gm only. Calculate his profit per cent.

15%

15%

25%

25%

30%

30%

33%

33%

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Question 6

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Dolly sold two dress materials at the same price, one at 20 % profit and another at 20 % loss. Calculate her total profit and loss per cent.

0%

0%

4%

4%

20%

20%

100%

100%

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Question 7

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On weekend a mall offered two successive discounts of 30 % and 10 % on clearance items. In addition to this one extra discount of 5% was also there if someone makes cash payment. Harshala bought a tracksuit from the clearance items and pays in cash. Calculate the overall discount per cent harshala will get on tracksuit?

18%

18%

30.92%

30.92%

31%

31%

40.15%

40.15%

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Question 8

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David wants to sell his old laptop in such a way that he gets 25% of profit by giving a 5 % discount. Calculate the percentage of cost price beyond which the laptop should be marked.

28%

28%

29.67%

29.67%

31.57%

31.57%

33%

33%

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Question 9

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The cost price of 22 boxes is equal to the selling price of 20 boxes. The profit per cent is:

5%

5%

8%

8%

10%

10%

20%

20%

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Question 10

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If the loss% on mangoes is 22%. Then what will be the ratio of cost price and selling price?

50:39

50:39

40:34

40:34

40:98

40:98

45:39

45:39

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Question 11

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Sneha goes from shop 1 to shop 2 for purchasing a dress costing 20% less at shop 2. To reach at shop 2 he spends Rs 200 on travelling, though she earns Rs 200 compared to purchasing at shop 1. Calculate her profit percentage?

5%

5%

7%

7%

9%

9%

10%

10%

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Question 12

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The Cost Price of a Computer and a Printer set are in ratio 4:7. If the printer rate Rs 4500 more than the Computer set, then the cost of the Computer is

3500

3500

4000

4000

6000

6000

5000

5000

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Question 13

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In a sale a sofa and a dining table were sold for Rs. 1 lakh each. In this deal, the sofa sale resulted into 30% loss whereas the dining table sale into 30% profit. The whole deal resulted in:

9 % loss

9 % loss

9 % gain

9 % gain

8 % loss

8 % loss

8 % gain

8 % gain

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Question 14

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By selling a smart watch of Rs 3500 john gains 15% profit. If the profit is reduced to 10%, then the selling price will be?

3100

3100

3204

3204

3245

3245

3347

3347

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Question 15

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Karn purchased a data card of Rs 3500 and sold it at 30% above the cost price. If he has to pay Rs 350 as tax on it then calculates his net profit percentage?

19

19

18

18

17

17

20

20

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Question 16

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Arish sells headphones to Bromil at a profit of 25%. Bromil sells it to Catherin at a profit of 20%. If Catherin pays Rs 900 for it, the cost price of the headphones for Arish will be:

450

450

550

550

600

600

700

700

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Question 17

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A rise of 20% in the cost of strawberries allowed a buyer to get 4 strawberries less of Rs 72. The cost of 16 strawberries before rise was?

38

38

42

42

45

45

48

48

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Question 18

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Discount is calculated on which Price

Marked Price

Marked Price

Cost Price

Cost Price

Selling Price

Selling Price

None

None

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Question 19

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Jasmine sold 100 bedsheets at RS 12000 in a fair. By doing this she gains the selling price of 20 bedsheets. what was the cost price of 100 bedsheets ?

9600

9600

9200

9200

9300

9300

9100

9100

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Question 20

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A seller earns a profit of 20% even after giving a 10% discount on the marked cost of a car. If he earns a profit of Rs 9000 on the sale of the car, then what was the marked price?

40000

40000

50000

50000

60000

60000

70000

70000

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Question 21

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Rabia sells Bangkok clothes in her yearly exhibition. She allows a discount of 15% on the labelled price. What price should be mark above the cost price so that she can earn 25% of profit on that?

47.05%

47.05%

49%

49%

50%

50%

51%

51%

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Question 22

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An item in the grocery store was sold for Rs. 1770. If it was sold for Rs. 3000 the shopkeeper would have earn an additional 10%. Calculate the item cost price?

Rs. 12100

Rs. 12100

Rs. 12200

Rs. 12200

Rs.12300

Rs.12300

Rs. 12400

Rs. 12400

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Question 23

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Bhaskar buys a tablet worth Rs. 25,000. He sells it to Mitesh at a profit of 10%. If after sometime Mitesh sells it back to bhaskar at a loss of 10%, then totally:

Bhaskar loses Rs. 100

Bhaskar loses Rs. 100

Bhaskar loses Rs. 2750

Bhaskar loses Rs. 2750

Bhaskar gains Rs. 100

Bhaskar gains Rs. 100

Bhaskar gains Rs. 2750

Bhaskar gains Rs. 2750

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Question 24

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The marked price of hair straightener Rs. 600. If two 15% and 10% of consecutive discounts are allowed, then calculate its selling price?

Rs. 459

Rs. 459

Rs.459.50

Rs.459.50

Rs.453

Rs.453

Rs. 453.50

Rs. 453.50

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Question 25

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Jaylaxmi purchase some items @ Rs. 7550. she gets a discount of 5% on it. After getting the discount, she pays 10 percent tax on it. Calculate the amount she will have to pay for the items.

Rs. 7889.75

Rs. 7889.75

Rs. 7999.20

Rs. 7999.20

Rs. 7654

Rs. 7654

Rs. 8000

Rs. 8000

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Question 26

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Anjali sells a ring to Bhawna at a profit of 20%. Bhawna sells it to Chavi at a profit of 25%. If Chavi pays Rs. 225 for it, the cost price of the ring for Anjali is:

Rs. 110

Rs. 110

Rs.125

Rs.125

Rs. 122

Rs. 122

Rs. 150

Rs. 150

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Question 27

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Amazon offers a 10% discount on a suitcase, whose marked price is rs.8000 and also gives a duffle bag costing rs.1200 as a free gift with it. After doing this also amazon gives a profit of 20%. Calculate the cost price of suitcase?

5000

5000

2000

2000

4000

4000

None

None

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Question 28

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Annirudh bought a vacuum cleaner for rs. 4,50,000 and sold to ishita at some gain. Ishita sold that vaccum cleaner to Dipanjan at a loss of 10% for rs.4,95,000. Calculate the profit earned by annirudh?

20%

20%

22%

22%

23%

23%

22.22%

22.22%

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Question 29

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Shipra sold 22 sharpeners of 12 rs and losses rs.5. If she sells 22 sharpeners for 16 rs calculate her profit or loss?

Gain rs.1

Gain rs.1

loss rs 1

loss rs 1

Gain rs.2

Gain rs.2

loses rs. 2

loses rs. 2

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Question 30

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If 20% more is earned by selling binoculars for Rs. 1350 than by selling it for Rs. 1340, the cost of the binoculars will be:

20

20

30

30

50

50

75

75

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