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  • Question
  • The banker's discount on a bill due 6 months hence at 6% is Rs. 18.54. What is the true discount?


  • Options
  • A. Rs. 24
  • B. Rs. 12
  • C. Rs. 36
  • D. Rs. 18

  • Correct Answer
  • Rs. 18 

    Explanation
    T= 6 months = 1/2 year

    R = 6%

    T D =   B D × 100 100 + T R = 18 . 54 × 100 100 + 1 2 × 6 = R s . 18

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    • 1. If the true discount on a certain sum due 6 months hence at 15% is Rs 120.What is the bankers discount on the same for same time and the same rate.

    • Options
    • A. Rs.109
    • B. Rs.119
    • C. Rs.129
    • D. Rs.139
    • Discuss
    • 2. The present worth of a bill due sometime hence is Rs. 1100 and the true discount on the bill is Rs. 110. Find the banker's discount and the banker's gain.

    • Options
    • A. Rs.145
    • B. Rs.136
    • C. Rs.121
    • D. Rs.112
    • Discuss
    • 3. If the discount on Rs. 498 at 5% simple interest is Rs.18, when is the sum due?

    • Options
    • A. 8 months
    • B. 11 months
    • C. 10 months
    • D. 9 months
    • Discuss
    • 4. The bankers discount and true discount on a sum of money due 8 months hence are Rs.120 & Rs.110 resp. Find the sum.

    • Options
    • A. 1457
    • B. 1320
    • C. 1140
    • D. 1260
    • Discuss
    • 5. A bill for Rs. 6000 is drawn on July 14 at 5 months. It is discounted on 5th October at 10%. Find the banker's discount, true discount, banker's gain and the money that the holder of the bill receives.

    • Options
    • A. 4390
    • B. 6580
    • C. 5880
    • D. 5350
    • Discuss
    • 6. What is the difference between the banker's discount and the true discount on Rs.8100 for 3 months at 5%

    • Options
    • A. Rs. 2
    • B. Rs. 1.25
    • C. Rs. 2.25
    • D. Rs. 0.5
    • Discuss
    • 7. The banker's discount of a certain sum of money is Rs. 72 and the true discount on the same sum for the same time is Rs. 60. The sum due is:

    • Options
    • A. 290
    • B. 480
    • C. 360
    • D. 420
    • Discuss
    • 8. The certain worth of a certain sum due sometime hence is Rs. 1600 and the true discount is Rs. 160. The banker's gain is:

    • Options
    • A. 15
    • B. 16
    • C. 14
    • D. 13
    • Discuss
    • 9. Two consecutive discounts x% and y% is equivalent to the discount

    • Options
    • A. (x-y+xy100)%
    • B. (x+y+xy100)%
    • C. (x-y-xy100)%
    • D. (x+y-xy100)%
    • Discuss
    • 10. A boat sails 15 km of a river towards upstream in 5 hours. How long will it take to cover the same distance downstream, if the speed of current is one-fourth the speed of the boat in still water:

    • Options
    • A. 1.8h
    • B. 3h
    • C. 4h
    • D. 5h
    • Discuss


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