Question 1: The marked price of a refrigerator is Rs. . The shopkeeper offers on off-season discount of
on it. Find its selling price.
Answer:
Marked Price
Question 2: The price of a sweater was slashed down by a shopkeeper from Rs. to Rs.
. Find the rate of discount given by him.
Answer:
Question 3: Find the rate of discount being given on mini toy-gun whose selling price is Rs. after deducting a discount being given on a mini toy-gun whose selling price is Rs.
after deducting a discount of Rs.
on its marked price.
Answer:
Question 4: After allowing a discount of , a baby-suit was sold for Rs.
. Find its marked price.
Answer:
Selling Price of a baby suit
Discount
Let Marked Price
Equating the above with actual selling price
Marked Price of the body Suit
Question 5: A calculator was bought for Rs. after getting a discount of
. Find the marked price of the calculator.
Answer:
Discount on the marked price
Let Marked Price
M.P. S.P.
Discount
Question 6: A dealer marked his goods above cost price and allowed a discount of
on the market price. Find his gain or loss per cent.
Answer:
Question 7: An article was marked above cost price and a discount of
was given on its marked price. Find the gain or loss per cent made by the shopkeeper.
Answer:
Question 8: A dealer purchased a washing machine for Rs. . after allowing a discount of
on its marked price, he gains
. Find the marked price.
Answer:
The cost price
Let M.P.
Question 9: A shopkeeper bought a sewing machine for Rs. . after allowing a discount of
on its marked price, he gains
. Find the marked price of the sewing machine.
Answer:
… … … … … i)
… … … … … ii)
Equating i) and ii)
Question 10: After allowing a discount of on the marked price, a trader still makes a profit of
. By what per cent is the marked price above cost price?
Answer:
Question 11: After allowing a discount of on the marked price, a shopkeeper still gains
. By what per cent is the marked price above cost price?
Answer:
Question 12: Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of and
Answer:
Let the M.P. of the article be
Discount is
, Discount
Reduced Price after the first discount
Price after the second discount
S.P. of the article
Net discount Rs.
Thus, net discount on M.P. of Rs. is
Single discount equivalent to given successive discounts
Question 13: Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of and
.
Answer:
Thus, net discount on MP. of is
Single discount equivalent to given successive discounts = 43 \% $
Question 14: Find a single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of and
Answer:
of
in Rs.