Cluster · Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations

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Marked Price Discount and Profit Loss
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A discount of 20% on article A is equal to a discount of 15% on article B. What is the ratio of the marked price of articles A and B?

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A watch dealer sells watches at Rs. 212568 per watch. However, he is forced to give two successive discounts of 15% and 20%, respectively. What is the marked price? (In Rs.)

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A tradesman gives a 4% discount on the marked price and gives an article free for buying every 15 articles and thus gains 35%. Find out by what percentage the marked price is above the cost price.

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A manufacturer marked an item at ₹75 and sold it, allowing a 14% discount. If his profit was 29%, then the cost price (in ₹ ) of the item was:

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An article is marked ₹224 above its cost price. It was sold at a profit of 20% after giving a discount of 15% on its marked price. What is the selling price (in ₹) of the article?

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A dealer gives a 7% discount on the marked price and gives 1 article free for buying every 25 articles, thus gaining 25%. Find the percentage increase in the market price above the cost price (round up to two decimal places).

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Supriya made a profit of 8% by selling a t-shirt after offering a discount of 10%. If the marked price of the t-shirt is Rs. 1,080, then find its cost price (in Rs.) for Supriya.

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A company sells goods at a markup of 25% above the cost price. During a sale, the company offers a 10% discount on the marked price. If the customer pays Rs. 540 after the discount, then what was the original cost price of the goods?

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An article is marked x% (0 < x < 40) above its cost price. It is sold by giving \({x\over2}\%\) discount on its marked price. If there is a profit of \(10\frac{1}{2}\%\), then what is the value of x?

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The marked price of an article is ₹1,000. It is sold for ₹712.89 after three successive discounts on the marked price, one of 10% and two of x% each. What is the value of x?

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After giving a discount of 16.67% on an article marked at Rs. 9408, the shopkeeper earns a profit percent of 12%. If he now intends to earn 20% profit, what should be the selling price?

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Neeraj sells sarees for ₹ 3,944 each, after giving two successive discounts of 15% and 20% on their marked price. If he sells a saree giving no discount on its marked price, then he earns a profit of 45%. If he sells a saree for ₹ 4,496, then his profit percentage will be ________. 

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A shopkeeper sells an item by giving a 25% discount on its marked price and still gains 35%. If the cost price of the item decreases by 10%, and he sells it by allowing 37.5% discount on the same marked price, then his gain percentage will be _____.

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A dealer sells an article for ₹123 after offering a discount of 18% on its marked price, If he sells it on the marked price, he gains 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

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On the tag price, a seller offers a 10% discount and a cashback of ₹250. He still earns 10% profit. If the cost price is ₹1,200, then the tag price (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is ₹______. 

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After allowing a discount of 15%, the value of a washing machine is ₹29,750. If no discount is allowed, then the shopkeeper gains 12%. The cost price of the washing machine is:

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Shobha purchased a saree for Rs. 5,130 after availing of two successive discounts of 10% and 5% What is the marked price of the saree?

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A company offers two successive discounts of 10% & 5% on the purchase of a watch. If the total discount is Rs 1102 then find the marked price of the watch.

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The marked price of the cupboard is Rs. 15,750, which is 50% above its cost price. It is sold at a discount of 40% What is the profit/loss percentage?

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Mohan purchased trousers for ₹ 765, after a discount of 15% was offered on its marked price. What is the marked price (in ₹) of the trousers?

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An item with a marked price of ₹z was sold for ₹6,622, after a discount of 12% was offered. What was the value of z?

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The ratio of cost price (CP) and marked price (MP) of an article is 4 : 7. A discount of 20% is given on MP and the shopkeeper made a profit of ₹ 80. Find the CP of the article.

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A shopkeeper marks up the price of an article by 20%. He then gives a discount of 25% on it. By what percent should he increase his selling price so that he reaches a condition of no profit, no loss?

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A shopkeeper marked a product, 5% above the cost price and sold the product for ₹1890 by giving a discount of 10%. The cost price of the product is:

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A shopkeeper allows a discount of 15% on an article and still makes a profit of 20%. What does the shopkeeper pay for an article whose marked price is ₹7,200?

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The difference (in Rs) between a discount of 35% on Rs 3,600 and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on the same amount is:

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A person sold an item for Rs 418 at a 12% discount and still gained a profit of 20%. Find the price on which the shopkeeper could earn 10% of the initial marked price.(approx)

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The difference in Profit, when Ram sells his watch at an 18% discount and when he sells it at an 8% discount, is Rs 165. Find the cost price of the watch if he has marked his watch at 50% higher than the cost price.

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A shopkeeper decides to raise the marked price of an article by 40%. How much percentage discount should he allow to be able to sell the article at the original marked price?

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What will be the difference between a single discount of 20% on Rs. 2000 and 2 successive discounts of 10% and 10%?

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Raju and Kaju both went to the market to buy mangoes worth Rs 408. But the vendor gave successive discounts of 33.33% and 37.50% to Raju and a flat discount of 70.83% to Kaju. Find the difference between the discount given to Raju and Kaju.

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A seller marked an article at Rs. 600. If he sold it after allowing three successive discounts of 10% each, then find the selling price of the article.

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A silk shirt with a cost price of Rs. 1100 is marked 23% above its cost price and sold after a discount of Rs. 93. A cotton shirt with a cost price of Rs. 900 is sold at a profit of (50/3)% Find the ratio of selling price of the silk shirt to that of the cotton shirt.

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A wallet marked at Rs. 1000 is sold for Rs. 890 during Flipkart's big sale days and a watch marked at price Rs. 1500 is sold for Rs. 1250. Find the average discount percent on both items.

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A shopkeeper marked the price of a bottle 20% more on the cost price. He gained Rs 500 on giving a discount of 15%. Find the cost price.

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The marked price of a toy was ₹4,875. Successive discounts of 28% and 30% were offered on it during a clearance sale. What was the selling price of the toy?

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By selling an article for ₹2,160, Prashant allows a 20% discount and earns 28% profit. If the article is sold without any discount, the profit will be:

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An item with a marked price of ₹1,940 was sold at a discount of 15%. At what price (in ₹) was the item sold?

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At a factory outlet of a footwear company, every item is available at a discount of 10%. Charu selected footwear marked for ₹900. While paying the bill, it was found that the footwear was slightly damaged for which she got another discount of 10%. How much did she pay for the footwear?

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A company sells goods at a markup of 25% above the cost price. During a sale, the company offers a 10% discount on the marked price. If the customer pays Rs. 540 after the discount, then what was the original cost price of the goods?

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A dealer marks an article 60% above the cost price and sells it to a customer allowing two successive discounts of 10% and 20% on the marked price. If he gains ₹1,064 in the transaction, the cost price (in ₹) of the article is :

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A new mobile is introduced into the market and is marked at 25% above its original cost price. What discount should be given on the marked price to gain a profit of 20%? 

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On reducing the marked price of his goods by Rs.28, a shopkeeper gains 20%. If the cost price of the article is Rs.560 and it is sold at the marked price, what will be the gain percent?

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At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives 45% discount. If a customer paid ₹330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of that shirt ? 
 

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A shopkeeper decides to raise the marked price of an article by 40%. How much percentage discount should he allow to be able to sell the article at the original marked price?

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A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 42% above the cost price. He sells his goods at a 15% discount marked price. His percentage of profit (rounded off to the nearest integer) is:

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On the tag price, a seller offers a 10% discount and a cashback of ₹250. He still earns 10% profit. If the cost price is ₹1,200, then the tag price (rounded off to 2 decimal places) is ₹______. 

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A dealer sells an article for ₹123 after offering a discount of 18% on its marked price, If he sells it on the marked price, he gains 25%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?

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A person first increases the price of a commodity by 8% and then he announces a discount of 18% The actual discount (in%) on the original price is:

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A trader sells the article after two successive discounts of 27% and 28%, respectively. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 21800, find the selling price. (In Rs.)

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