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- 720
- 680
- 700
- 640
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Correct answer: B. 680
Discount is 15% of 800 = 120, so the sale price is 800 - 120 = 680.
SSC CGL Discount — practice questions
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An item marked at 800 is sold at a 15% discount. What is its sale price in rupees?Read the answer and worked solution →A shirt is marked 1,500 and a 12% discount is announced. How much is the discount in rupees?Read the answer and worked solution →After a 15% discount, a bag costs 2,720. What was its marked price in rupees?Read the answer and worked solution →A single discount equivalent to successive discounts of 25% and 20% isRead the answer and worked solution →A 600 jacket gets a 10% discount, then 5% more on that price. The final price in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A 30% discount makes a desk cost 1,400. Its marked price in rupees wasRead the answer and worked solution →An article costing 400 is marked 500 and sold at 10% discount. The profit percent isRead the answer and worked solution →An item costs 800. To earn 25% profit after a 20% discount, mark it at (rupees)Read the answer and worked solution →A 2,400 coat gets 25% off, then a 100 coupon is applied. The final payment in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A 2,500 item is cut by 20% and then by 15%. The final price in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A discount of 30% followed by one of 20% equals a single discount ofRead the answer and worked solution →Cost is 640. For 20% profit after a 4% discount, the marked price (rupees) isRead the answer and worked solution →Goods costing 1,000 are marked 1,200 and sold at 25% discount. The result isRead the answer and worked solution →A shop gives one free item with every three bought. The discount isRead the answer and worked solution →In a 'buy 2, get 1 free' offer, the effective discount isRead the answer and worked solution →A dozen pens are marked 60 each, with 25% off. The total cost in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A 2,400 bill gets 15% off, then 5% GST on the reduced amount. Final bill (rupees)?Read the answer and worked solution →Roller skates cost 450 and sales tax is 5%. The bill amount in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →On a 20,000 invoice with terms 2/10 net 30, payment on day 8 is (rupees)Read the answer and worked solution →A supplier offers 3% cash discount on a 50,000 invoice. The saving in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A list price is 5,000 with trade discounts of 20% and 10%. Net price (rupees)?Read the answer and worked solution →An item marked 1,200 carries a 12.5% discount. The discount in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A discount of 180 is given on a marked price of 900. The discount percent isRead the answer and worked solution →Shoes marked 1,800 are advertised at a flat 35% off. The sale price in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →A 1,000 article is cut by 40% and then by a further 10%. The price becomesRead the answer and worked solution →Marked 30% above cost with 10% discount, a seller earns 340 profit. The cost (rupees) isRead the answer and worked solution →After 25% off, a fan costs 1,800. How many rupees were saved?Read the answer and worked solution →On 1,000, a flat 40% discount beats two successive 20% discounts by (rupees)Read the answer and worked solution →A 1,500 item gets 10% off, then 5% off for cash payment. Price paid (rupees)?Read the answer and worked solution →A list price of 500 is reduced by 18%. The sale price in rupees isRead the answer and worked solution →
Worked practice questions
A shirt is marked 1,500 and a 12% discount is announced. How much is the discount in rupees?
- 200
- 180
- 150
- 160
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Correct answer: B. 180
12% of 1,500 = 0.12 x 1500 = 180 rupees.
After a 15% discount, a bag costs 2,720. What was its marked price in rupees?
- 3,200
- 3,250
- 3,000
- 3,100
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Correct answer: A. 3,200
The sale price is 85% of the marked price, so the marked price is 2720/0.85 = 3,200.
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