Discount Questions

• Two successive discounts of 20% and 20% are equivalent to a single discount of
• On a 20 % discount sale, an article costs 596 . What was the original price of the article?
• If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets a reduction of 4 % on the amount of the bill . By paying the bill before due date, a person got a reduction of ₹ 13 . The amount of his electricity bill was
• Successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 30% is equivalent to single discount of?
• A shopkeeper has announced 14% rebate on marked price of an article. If the selling price of the article is ₹ 645, then the marked price of the article will be?
• A merchant has announced 25% rebate on prices of ready made garments at the time of sale. If a purchaser needs to have a rebate of ₹ 400, then how many shirts, each costing ₹ 320, should he purchase?
• The difference between a discount of 40% on ₹ 500 and two successive discounts of 36% and 4% on the same amount is?
• A merchant marked the price on his goods 20% more than its cost price and allows a discount of 15%. His gain percent is
• Rita bought a television set with 20% discount on the labelled price. She made a profit of ₹ 800 by selling it for ₹ 16800. The labelled price of the set was
• The marked price of an article is ₹ 500. It is sold on two successive discounts of 20% and 10%. The selling price of that article is
• Two successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of
• The present worth of ₹ 920 due at the end of 3 years at 5 % simple interest per annum is :
• If the simple interest on a certain sum is due for some years at 6 % is ₹180, and the discount at 5 % on the same amount is ₹140. Find the sum and the time.
• The banker's gain on a certain sum of money is due for 9 months at 4 % p.a. is ₹2.25. The sum is :
• The present worth of a bill of ₹1764 due for 2 years at 5 % compound interest is :
• The present worth of a sum of money due for 146 days at 5 % is ₹400. The sum due is :
• A banker discounts a 4 months bill at 3 %. If the proceeds be invested in a manner, so that nothing is lost, the interest rate should be :
• A man bought a motor-cycle for ₹32500. He sold it for ₹35000, allowing the buyer for a 6 months credit. If the money be worth 4 % per annum, the gain percent is :
• At a given rate, the simple interest and the true discount on a certain sum, for a given time, are ₹24 and ₹22, respectively. The sum is :
• The holder of a bill for ₹17850 nominally due on May 21, 1991 received ₹357 less than the amount of the bill by having it discounted at 5 %. When was it discounted?