Cluster · Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations

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Marked Price Discount and Profit Loss
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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 dealer purchased a washing machine for ₹9,000. He allows a discount of 10% on its marked price and still gains 10%. Find the marked price of the machine.

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A vendor bought a book marked at ₹850 at successive discounts of 20% and 10%, respectively. He spent ₹55 on transport and sold the book for ₹980. What will be his profit percentage (rounded off to 2 decimal places)?

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The marked price on a book is ₹1,000. In a book fair, it is available for sale with a discount scheme offering two successive discounts of 12% and 8%. What is the final selling price (in ₹) of the book for a customer (rounded off to the nearest integer)?

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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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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 man purchased a fan which had a printed price of ₹200. If he received two successive discounts of 30% and 20%, then how much did he pay for the fan?

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A shopkeeper allows a discount of 18% on the marked price of an article such that the selling price is Rs. 574. Find the marked price of the article.

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A retailer gets a discount of 40% on the printed price of an article. If the retailer sells it at the printed price, then his gain percentage is:

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A trader gains 25% by selling an article after two successive discounts of 25% and 10% on its marked price. If the cost price of the article is increased by 30%, then what single discount should he now give on the same marked price to get the same profit percentage as earlier?

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Raman fixes the sale price of his goods at 16% above the cost price. He sells his goods at 12% less than the fixed price. Find the profit percentage correct to two places of decimal.

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The market price of a table lamp is ₹2,165. During the festive season, it is sold for ₹1,710.35. Find the percentage discount offered.

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A shopkeeper sold calculators at Rs.1,081 each after 6% discount on the labelled price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 15% on the cost price. What was the cost price of each calculator?

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The marked price of an electronic watch in a store is ₹15,620 and it is available at a discount of 27%. What is the price (in ₹, to the nearest tens) that a customer pays if he buys from the store?

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The marked price of a TV set is Rs.12,500. It sells with two successive discounts of 16% and 12%. An additional 5% discount is given on cash payments. What is the selling price of the TV set on cash payment?

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The marked price of a TV set is ₹18,500. If the dealer allows two successive discounts of 20% and 5%, for how much is the TV available?

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The marked price of a book is 250, and it was sold at a discount of 12%. The selling price of the book is:

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The list price of a hand mixer at a showroom is ₹2,000 and it is being sold at successive discounts of 15% and 10%. What is its net selling price in rupees?

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The marked price of the laptop is 40% more than its cost price and the shopkeeper offers a discount of x%. If he gets a profit of 5%, then find the value of x.

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The price of a treadmill is marked at ₹1,250. A shopkeeper earns a profit of 14% after allowing a discount of 14% on the marked price. Find the cost price (to the nearest rupee) of the treadmill.

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A shopkeeper has announced a 25% rebate on the prices of stationery items. If anyone needs to have a rebate of ₹40, then how many stationery items costing ₹32 should be purchased?

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A dealer sells an article by allowing a 15% discount on its marked price and gains 12%. If the cost price of the article is increased by 10%, how much discount percentage should he allow now on the same marked price so as to earn the same percentage of profit as before?

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The marked price of an article is 28% higher than its cost price. Find the profit or loss percentage if the shopkeeper gives a 25% discount.

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The marked price of a bed sheet is ₹500. At the time of its sale, two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are available. Find the selling price (in ₹) of the bed sheet.

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The marked price of a shirt is ₹2,000. It is sold at a discount of 15%. The shopkeeper has allowed a further discount of 5% due to off season. Find the selling price of the shirt.

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Amit and Bilal buy goods for ₹1,500 and ₹2,000, respectively. Amit marks his goods up by y%, while Bilal marks his goods up by 2y% and offers a discount of y%. If both make the same profit, then find the value of y.

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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 shopkeeper marks up his price by 12% and then allows a 12% discount. What is his profit or loss percentage?

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The marked price of an article is Rs 1750. The shopkeeper will either give a discount of 30% or two successive discounts of 25% and 10%. Find the difference between the selling price in both cases (in Rs.).

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When a product is sold at 8% discount, selling price is Rs 2944. By what percent should marked price be increased so that after 20% discount, selling price is Rs 2800.

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If an article has marked up by 20% and applied two consecutive discounts of 10% then what is profit or loss percentage?

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A shopkeeper sells an article for Rs.1750. He will either give a discount of 30% or two successive discounts of 25% and 10%. Find the difference between the amount in both cases (in Rs.)

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Lakshita purchased a sofa set at a discount of 25%. As per her calculations, she noticed that if she would have not been given this discount, she would have paid 22,400 more as the cost of this sofa set. How much did Lakshita pay for the sofa set?

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The marked price of a TV set is Rs.12,500. It sells with two successive discounts of 16% and 12%. An additional 5% discount is given on cash payments. What is the selling price of the TV set on cash payment?

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Applied to a bill for Rs.2,00,000, the difference between a discount of 46% and two successive discounts of 35% and 8% is:

 

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On an item, there is an 18% discount on the marked price of ₹26,000. After giving an additional season’s discount, the item is sold at ₹16,000. How much was the season’s discount correct upto two places of decimal?

 

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Sarita paid Rs.4,400 for two pieces of the same shirt. Sarita got a discount of 20% on the purchase. What was the marked price of one shirt?

 

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A store declares a discount scheme as “Buy 1 shampoo bottle and get 60% off on another shampoo of the same quality, size, and of the same price.” What is the profit percentage of the store if each shampoo bottle has a cost price 60% below the marked price?

 

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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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Two successive discounts, each of x% on the marked price of an article, are equal to a single discount of Rs. 331.20. If the marked price of the article is Rs. 920, then the value of x is:

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The list price of a motorcycle is 20% more than its cost price. It is sold at a discount of 30%. Find the dealers' loss percentage.

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A retailer marks up his goods by 150% and offers 40% discount. What will be the selling price (in Rs) if the cost price is Rs 800?

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A shopkeeper marked the cold drink bottles 40% above the cost price. If he offered ‘Buy 3 get 1 free’ scheme on these cold drink bottles then how much percentage profit will be earned by selling these bottles on the marked price?

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The marked price of an article is ₹480. A person buys it at two successive discounts of 15% and 10%. He sells it at a profit of 25%. What is his profit (in ₹)?

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A shopkeeper charges Rs.1.50 to photocopy a sheet of paper and a discount of 5.5% is given on all photocopies done after 400 sheets. How much will it cost to photocopy 800 sheets of paper?

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The cost price of a table is Rs. 6,400. A merchant wants to make 25% profit by selling it. At the time of the sale, he declares a discount of 20% on the marked price. Then what is the marked price?

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The marked price of a fan is 25% more than its cost price. If a discount of 12% is given on the marked price, then the gain percent is:

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A trader gives two successive discounts of 18% and 20%. If the marked price is ₹11,000, then the selling price is:

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The marked price of an item is Rs.250 and a shopkeeper allows a discount of 30%. The selling price of the item is:

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A shopkeeper marks the price of a book 120% above its cost price. If he gives a discount of 10% on the marked price, then find his profit percentage.

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