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DISCOUNT COMBINED MCQs

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Question 651. Rahim bought a T.V. with 20% discount on list price. Had he bought it with 25% discount he would have saved Rs.500. At what price did he buy the T.V?
  1.    Rs.12,000
  2.    Rs.16,000
  3.    Rs.8,000
  4.    Rs.10,000
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> Rs.8,000
Answer: (c)If the marked price of T.V. be x, then,${x × 5}/100$ = 500$x = {500 × 100}/5$ = Rs.10000Initial S.P. of T.V.= ${10000 × 80}/100$ = Rs.8000
Question 652. Ravi buys an article with a discount of 25% on its marked price. He makes a profit of 10% by selling it at Rs.660. The marked price of the article was:
  1.    Rs.700
  2.    Rs.600
  3.    Rs.685
  4.    Rs.800
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs.800
Answer: (d)CP of the article for Ravi= $660 × 100/110$ = Rs.600Ravi bought the article at the discount of 25%75% of marked price = Rs.600Marked price= ${600 × 100}/75$ = Rs.800
Question 653. A shopkeeper sells his goods at 15% discount. The marked price of an article whose selling price is Rs.629 is :
  1.    Rs.704
  2.    Rs.740
  3.    Rs.614
  4.    Rs.700
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs.740
Answer: (b)Let the marked price be x.${x × 85}/100$ = 629$x = {629 × 100}/85$ = Rs.740Using Rule 2,M.P. = ? , S.P. = Rs.629, D = 15%M.P. = $\text"S.P. × 100"/{100 - D}$= ${629 × 100}/{100 - 15}$= $62900/85$ = Rs.740
Question 654. The cost price of an article is 64% of the marked price. The gain percentage after allowing a discount of 12% on the marked price is
  1.    48%
  2.    37.5%
  3.    52%
  4.    50.5%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 37.5%
Answer: (b)Let marked price of article = Rs.100C.P. of article = Rs.64S.P. of article = Rs.88Profit per cent= ${88 - 64}/64 × 100$ = 37.5%
Question 655. An article, which is marked Rs.650, is sold for Rs.572. The discount given is
  1.    13%
  2.    12%
  3.    26%
  4.    21%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 12%
Answer: (b)Discount = 650 - 572 = Rs.78If the discount bex% then${650 × x}/100 = 78$$x = {78 × 100}/650 = 12%$Using Rule 1,If Marked Price = (MP), Selling Price = (SP)Then, Discount = MP - SP andDiscount% = $\text"Discount"/\text"MP" × 100$Discount% = $\text"Marked Price - Selling Price"/\text"Marked Price" × 100$Note:Any kind of Discount is calculated only on marked price and not on selling price or cost price.
Question 656. A discount of 14% on the marked price of an article is allowed and then the article is sold for Rs.387. The marked price of the article is
  1.    Rs.427
  2.    Rs.450
  3.    Rs.440
  4.    Rs.500
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs.450
Answer: (b)Let the marked price be x86% of x = 387$x = {387 × 100}/86$ = Rs.450 Using Rule 2,If article is sold on D% discount, thenSP = ${\text"MP"(100 - D)}/100$MP = ${\text"SP" × 100}/{100 - D}$
Question 657. A shop-keeper sells a badminton racket whose marked price is Rs.30, at a discount of 15% and gives a shuttle cock costing Rs.1.50 free with each racket. Even then he makes a profit of 20%. His cost price, per racket, is
  1.    Rs.21.25
  2.    Rs.21.00
  3.    Rs.19.75
  4.    Rs.20.00
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs.20.00
Answer: (d)Discount = 15%SP of racket = 85% of Rs.30 = Rs.25.50One shuttle cock of Rs.1.50 is free.Actual SP= Rs.(25.50 - 1.50) = Rs.24He still gains 20%CP = $100/120 × 24$ = Rs.20
Question 658. A shopkeeper allows 4% discount on his marked price. If the cost price of an article is Rs.100 and he has to make a profit of 20%, then his marked price must be
  1.    Rs.120
  2.    Rs.96
  3.    Rs.130
  4.    Rs.125
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> Rs.125
Answer: (d)Let the marked price of the article be xAccording to the question,96% of x = 120% of 100$x × 96/100 = {100 × 120}/100$$x = {100 × 120}/100$ = Rs.125Using Rule 6,Here, r = 20%, D = 4%,C.P. = Rs.100, M.P. = ?$\text"MP"/\text"CP" = {100 + r}/{100 - D}$$\text"MP"/100 = {100 + 20}/{100 - 4}$M.P. = ${120 × 100}/96$= $1000/8$ = Rs.125
Question 659. While selling a shirt, a shopkeeper gives a discount of 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
  1.    Rs.720
  2.    Rs.750
  3.    Rs.600
  4.    Rs.712.50
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> Rs.750
Answer: (b)Let the marked price of the shirt be x.Difference of discounts = 2%2% of x = 15${x × 2}/100$ = 15$x = {15 × 100}/2$ = Rs.750
Question 660. A fan is listed at Rs.1,500 and a discount of 20% is offered on the list price. What additional discount must be offered to the customer now to bring the net price to Rs.1,104 ?
  1.    10%
  2.    8%
  3.    12%
  4.    15%
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 8%
Answer: (b)First discount = 20%Price after first discount= Rs.$(1500 - 20/100 × 1500)$= Rs.(1500 - 300) = Rs.1200Let the additional discount be x%$(1200 - {x × 1200}/100)$ = 11041200 - 12x = 110412x = 1200 - 1104 = 96$x = 96/12 = 8%$

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