Question : What is the difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on a bill of INR 10,00,000?
Option 1: INR 15,500
Option 2: INR 15,000
Option 3: INR 14,000
Option 4: INR 16,500
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Correct Answer: INR 15,000
Solution : First discount = 35% Successive discounts = 30% and 5% Effective discount = 30 + 5 – $\frac{30 ×5}{100}$ = 35 – 1.5 = 33.5% Required difference = (35 – 33.5)% of 10,00,000 = $\frac{1.5}{100}×10,00,000$ = 15,000 Hence, the correct answer is INR 15,000.
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Question : The difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% on a certain bill was Rs. 22. The amount of the bill was:
Option 1: 200
Option 2: 220
Option 3: 1100
Option 4: 2200
Question : Applied to a bill for Rs. 10000 the difference between a discount of 20% and two successive discounts of 16% and 4% is:
Option 1: Rs. 19.36
Option 2: Rs. 64
Option 3: Rs. 72
Option 4: Rs. 22.32
Question : A shopkeeper was offering two successive discounts of 20% and 15% on an item whose marked price is INR 1,000, while another shopkeeper was offering a flat 33% discount on the same item. Find the positive difference in the nominal amounts of discounts given by the two shopkeepers on the sale of the item.
Option 1: INR 10
Option 2: INR 900
Option 3: INR 90
Option 4: INR 100
Question : Successive discounts of 15% and 35% are equivalent to a single discount of:
Option 1: 42.28%
Option 2: 12.5%
Option 3: 44.75%
Option 4: 33.33%
Question : What is the single discount that is equivalent to two successive discounts of 12.5% and 20%?
Option 1: 31.5%
Option 2: 30%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 28%
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