Question : Which of the following will yield a maximum discount on INR 7,500? 1. Two successive discounts of 5% and 5% 2. Single discount of 10% 3. Two successive discounts of 8% and 2%
Option 1: 2
Option 2: 1
Option 3: All will yield the same discount
Option 4: 3
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Correct Answer: 2
Solution : Amount = INR 7500 1. Two successive discounts of 5% and 5% Net discount % = $5 +5- \frac{5×5}{100}$ = $9.75$ 2. Single discount of 10% 3. Two successive discounts of 8% and 2% Net discount % = $8 +2- \frac{8×2}{100}$ = $9.84$ So, the maximum discount is from option 2, which is a single discount of 10%. Hence, the correct answer is 2.
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Question : A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. A) Two successive discounts of 10% and 15% B) Buy 5 get 2 free. Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?
Option 1: B does not give any discount
Option 2: B
Option 3: A and B both have the same discount percentage
Option 4: A
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 : The marked price of an article is INR 50,000. Of three shopkeepers, the first one allows two successive discounts of 25% and 15%. The second one allows two successive discounts of 20% and 20%. The third shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 30% and 10%. From which shopkeeper does the customer get more profit?
Option 1: First
Option 2: Same for all the shopkeepers.
Option 3: Third
Option 4: Second
Question : A shopping mart offers four different discount schemes on the sale of an object as follows: (1) A discount of 30% (2) Two successive discounts of 15% (3) Buy 2, get 1 free (4) Buy 5, get 3 free Which discount scheme offers the maximum discount to a customer?
Option 1: 1
Option 2: 4
Option 3: 2
Question : Riya could not decide between a discount of 30% or two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, both given on shopping of INR 3,840. What is the difference between both the discounts?
Option 1: INR 44
Option 2: INR 48
Option 3: INR 42
Option 4: INR 46
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