Question : Shobha purchased a saree for INR 5,130 after availing of two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. What is the marked price of the saree?
Option 1: INR 6,000
Option 2: INR 5,400
Option 3: INR 5,000
Option 4: INR 5,200
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Correct Answer: INR 6,000
Solution : Let the Marked Price be $x$. After 10% discount, SP1 = 90% of $x$ = $0.9x$ After 5% discount, SP2 = 95% of $0.9x$ ⇒ 5130 = $\frac{95}{100}×\frac{9}{10}x$ ⇒ $x=\frac{5130×100×10}{95×9}$ ⇒ $x=6000$ Hence, the correct answer is INR 6,000.
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Question : An item was sold at INR 5,474 after two successive discounts of 12.5% and 8% were offered on its Marked Price. What was the Marked Price (in INR) of the item?
Option 1: 6,750
Option 2: 7,000
Option 3: 6,800
Option 4: 6,600
Question : Ramagya sold his computer at three successive discounts of 18%, 12%, and 5%. If the marked price of the computer is INR 36,000, then find the net selling price of the computer. (Correct to two places of decimals.)
Option 1: INR 24,786.72
Option 2: INR 24,678.72
Option 3: INR 24,687.72
Option 4: INR 24,876.72
Question : The marked price of a chair is Rs. 1600. After giving two successive discounts of 10% and $x$%, the chair is sold for Rs. 1368. What is the value of $x$?
Option 1: 7
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 5
Option 4: 8
Question : A discount of 20% is given on the marked price of a cycle, and still, there is a profit of 20%. If the profit is INR 800, find the marked price of the cycle.
Option 1: INR 4,000
Option 2: INR 5,800
Option 3: INR 4,800
Option 4: INR 6,000
Question : Mohan purchased trousers for INR 765 after a discount of 15% was offered on its marked price. What is the marked price (in INR) of the trousers?
Option 1: 885
Option 2: 855
Option 3: 900
Option 4: 870
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