Question : The marked price on a book is INR 1,000. In a book fair, it is available for sale with a discount scheme offering two successive discounts of 12% and 8%. What is the final selling price (in INR) of the book for a customer (rounded off to the nearest integer)?
Option 1: 810
Option 2: 790
Option 3: 825
Option 4: 800
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Correct Answer: 810
Solution : Marked Price on a book = INR 1,000 Successive discounts of 12% and 8% For two successive discounts Selling price = $\frac{100-\text{Discount}_1\%}{100}× \frac{100-\text{Discount}_2\%}{100}×$ marked price Selling Price = $\frac{88}{100}$×$\frac{92}{100}$×1,000 = 809.6 $\approx$ INR 810 Hence, the correct answer is 810.
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Question : A shopkeeper offers the following discount schemes for buyers in an article: i. Two successive discounts of $15 \%$ each ii. A discount of $\mathrm{25 \%}$ followed by a discount of $5 \%$ iii. Two successive discounts of $20 \%$ and $10 \%$ iv. A discount of $30 \%$ Under which scheme will the selling price be maximum?
Option 1: Scheme iv
Option 2: Scheme iii
Option 3: Scheme ii
Option 4: Scheme i
Question : Three successive discounts of 10% are available on the sale of a washing machine with a marked price of INR 55,000. Find the final selling price (in INR) of the washing machine.
Option 1: 40095
Option 2: 44000
Option 3: 40000
Option 4: 42095
Question : The cost price of an article is INR 800. After allowing a discount of 10%, a gain of 12.5% was made. The marked price of the article is:
Option 1: INR 1,300
Option 2: INR 1,200
Option 3: INR 1,000
Option 4: 1,1000
Question : The bar chart below shows the discount percentage offered by a shopkeeper in seven articles. The selling price of these seven articles: A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, and A7 is Rs. INR 420, INR 600, INR 816, INR 825, INR 425, INR 800, and INR 840. Selling price $=$ Marked price $[1–\frac{\text { Discount percentage }}{100}]$ What is the sum of the marked price of these seven articles?
Option 1: INR 6,200
Option 2: INR 8,000
Option 3: INR 7,000
Option 4: INR 6,500
Question : At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives a 45% discount. If a customer paid INR 330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of that shirt?
Option 1: INR 550
Option 2: INR 600
Option 3: INR 500
Option 4: INR 650
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