Cluster · Successive Discounts and Marked Price Calculations
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The price of an article is Rs. 15000. When a shopkeeper purchased it from the wholesaler, he paid 5% GST for it. Now the shopkeeper marked its new price by increasing 14% of his investment. If the shopkeeper sells it to the customer by giving a 20% discount, then find the profit/loss percent of the shopkeeper. pipeline-1035705
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banking | percentage | intermediate | |
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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.). pipeline-1318996
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A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. 4500. He has to set the marked price of that article in such a way that after giving a discount of 20% he still gains a profit of 10%. Find the marked price of the article. pipeline-1318997
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defence | — | intermediate | |
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Ramesh purchased some items from a dealer on 19 November 2019. The bill generated was for ₹5,480. He had also purchased some items on 10 November 2019, having a bill value of ₹9,800. He cleared both the bills this time and paid the total amount in cash. If the dealer gives a scheme of a 2% discount on the payments done within 10 days and 5% for the payments made in cash at the time of purchase, then find the amount paid by Ramesh on 19 November 2019. pipeline-1310571
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A shopkeeper asks his associate to put a selling price tag of ₹152 on an item to earn a profit of 12%. By mistake, the associate puts a price tag of ₹125. What is the shopkeeper's loss or profit percentage (rounded off to two decimal places) from the new selling price tag? pipeline-1301828
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defence | percentage | intermediate | |
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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 _____. pipeline-1296632
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A trader marks his goods at 40% above the cost price. He sells 70% of the goods at the marked price, and the rest, he sells by allowing a 40% discount on the marked price. His percentage profit is: pipeline-1272474
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defence | percentage | intermediate | |
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A shopkeeper makes a loss of 2.5% if a discount of 7.14% on the Marked Price of the Article is offered. If the Cost Price of 'n' Articles is the same as the Marked Price of 60 Articles, what is the value of 'n' ? pipeline-1266180
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The marked price of an article is Rs.100. If the article is sold at a discount of 25%, then 25% profit is realised. The percentage loss or percentage profit made (approximately)if it is sold for Rs.20 less than the marked price is: pipeline-1266059
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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The cost price of a bat is 75% of the marked price. Calculate the gain percentage after allowing a discount of 15%. pipeline-1265963
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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A man buys an article for Rs. 80 and marks it at Rs. 125. He then allows a discount of 40%. What is his percentage of loss or gain? pipeline-1263613
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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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. pipeline-1258204
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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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. pipeline-1259570
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A shopkeeper gives a 10% discount and still earns 10% profit. The marked price of the item is how many times (correct to 2 decimal places) the cost price? pipeline-1264290
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A cooker is marked at ₹12,500. The dealer allows successive discounts of 6%, 6%, and 4% on it. What is the net selling price of the cooker? pipeline-1255174
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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The marked price of an article is 20% more than its cost price. What maximum discount percentage can be offered by the shopkeeper to sell his article so that there is no loss? pipeline-1256066
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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On selling a watch at 4/5 of the marked price, there is a loss of 10%. What will be the ratio of the marked price and the cost price of the watch? pipeline-1256064
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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The marked price of an article is 35% more than its cost price. If a discount of 15% is given, what will be the profit percentage? pipeline-1253001
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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Anadesman marks his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 31%, he makes a profit of 15%. What is the marked price of an article whose cost price is Rs 3,420? pipeline-1247004
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A merchant fixes the sale price of his goods at 33% above the cost price. He selles his goods at 23% less than the fixed price. His profit percentage is : pipeline-1241564
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A toy is sold for ₹580.80 after giving two successive discount each of x%. If marked price of the article is ₹750, then what is the value of x? pipeline-1243105
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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If Giri sells 90 identical balls at a 36% discount on the printed price, then he makes a 40% profit. Fifteen of those balls are destroyed by fire. While selling the rest, what discount should be given on the printed price so that he can make a 26% profit? pipeline-1268273
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A shopkeeper marks up the price of his product by 60%. If he increases the discount from 9.5 % to 15.5%, then the profit would decrease by ₹144. How much profit would he earn if he gave a discount of 35% on the marked price? pipeline-1268183
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Victoria purchased items where the combined face value was ₹4,00,000. She was offered a discount of 10% on the part of the payment made in cash and a surcharge of 2% on the part of the payment made through credit card. If Victoria paid a total of ₹3,78,000, how much did she pay via credit card, including surcharges? pipeline-1268191
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The marked price of a TV is ₹50,000. The difference between a discount of 30% and two successive discounts of 25% and 6% on this deal is: pipeline-1238509
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A retailer marks up the price of his goods by 30%. He sells 50% of his goods at a discount of 8% and the remaining at a discount of 6%. Find his profit percentage. pipeline-1233436
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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The marked price of an item is ₹6400. The three successive discounts of k% on the marked price are equal to a single discount of ₹2469.6. What will be the selling price if only two discounts of k% each were given on the marked price? pipeline-1263899
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Sam bought an article for ₹14800. He marks up the cost of the article and sells it in such a way that if he gives \(46\frac{2}{3}\)% a discount, then the loss incurred by him is equal to the profit earned by him when he gives a 30% discount. Find the mark price of the article. pipeline-1264163
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A shopkeeper sells an item for ₹583.2 after giving two successive discounts of 25% and 40% on its marked price. Had he not given any discount, he would have earned a profit of 62%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the item? pipeline-1265738
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ib | profit_loss | intermediate | |
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A shopkeeper makes a net profit of 44% on selling an article at successive discounts of 10% and 20%. Find the net profit percentage, if the shopkeeper sells the same article at a discount of 15%. pipeline-1264159
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A retailer announces a discount of 25% for selling a mobile phone marked at ₹48,000. The cost price of the mobile phone is 45% below the marked price. He offers a further discount of 7.5% if the buyer returns his old mobile phone. What is the ratio of the profit percentages of the retailer with the return of the old mobile phone scheme to that of without the return of the old mobile phone, respectively? pipeline-1263504
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A shopkeeper selling apples offered a discount of 10% on his marked price. Further, owing to persistent bargaining by a customer, he offered x mangoes free for every 40 mangoes purchased by the customer and still made an overall profit of 12.5% in the transaction. Find the value of x if the apples were marked at 50% more than their cost price. pipeline-1259437
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Sam bought an article for ₹14800. He marks up the cost of the article and sells it in such a way that if he gives \(46\frac{2}{3}\%\) discount, then the loss incurred by him is equal to the profit earned by him when he gives a 30% discount. Find the mark price of the article. pipeline-1255835
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An online store announced a 20% discount on all its apparels during the Diwali week. A further discount of ₹50 was given on UPI payment. Sara bought a saree by paying ₹3,190 using the UPI payment mode. Find the marked price of the saree. pipeline-1255845
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Two offers were being made to Swaroop for a watch with a marked price of ₹1,600. Either two successive discounts of 20%, or two discounts of 30% and 10% after each other is offered. If Swaroop opted for the better plan over the other, how much more must he have saved ? pipeline-1253485
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A shopkeeper either offers two successive discounts of 10% and 20% or 15% and 15% on a product. If the difference between the two selling prices is Rs. 2, then what is the marked price? pipeline-1259233
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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? pipeline-1233621
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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Praveen is offering a 10% discount on all clothes to sell the stock as early as possible. One of his friends, Vijay, came to the shop and purchased a coat. Because of their friendship, Praveen gave an additional 6% discount to Vijay. What was the price of the coat if Vijay paid Rs. 7,614? pipeline-1233622
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A dealer's cost price for each fan he would like to sell is ₹2,000. After allowing a discount of 20% on its marked price, he gains 20%. His marked price of the fan is: pipeline-1252519
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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? pipeline-1237744
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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A renowned brand marked its goods at 40% above the cost price but allows a discount of 7.5% for UPI payments to the customers. What actual profit is made on a shirt, if a customer pays Rs1,813 to buy it using UPI? pipeline-1246881
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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A shopkeeper earns a profit of 25% when he sells an article by allowing a 20% discount on its marked price. If the cost price of the article is decreased by 20%, how much discount percentage should he allow now on the same marked price so as to earn the same percentage of profit as earlier? pipeline-1227934
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ib | percentage | intermediate | |
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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? pipeline-1194490
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delhi_police | — | intermediate | |
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If the selling price of an article is Rs. 550 while the marked price is Rs. 800. What is the discount percentage given on that article? pipeline-1194773
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A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes on the sale of a watch with having marked price of ₹3,600.
What is the difference between the selling price of the watch in case (1) and case (2)? pipeline-1232107
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ib | — | intermediate | |
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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. pipeline-1172829
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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. pipeline-1142230
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delhi_police | percentage | intermediate | |
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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: pipeline-1147255
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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. pipeline-1172834
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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? pipeline-1157213
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