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A silver puja thali set marked at Rs. 10,000 is sold with two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. An additional 5% discount is offered if the payment is made in cash mode. Find the selling price of the article on cash payment.

  1. A
    Rs. 8,212.50
  2. B
    Rs. 8,122.50
  3. C
    Rs. 8,100.50
  4. D
    Rs. 8,200.50

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Marked Price (MP) = Rs. 10,000
Three successive discounts are applied: 10%, 5%, and an additional 5% for cash payment.

The final Selling Price (SP) is:

SP=10000×(1−
100
10

)×(1−
100
5

)×(1−
100
5

)
SP=10000×
100
90

×
100
95

×
100
95


SP=10000×
10
9

×
20
19

×
20
19


SP=10000×
4000
9×361


SP=
4
10

×9×361=2.5×3249=Rs. 8122.50

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A silver puja thali set marked at Rs. 10,000 is sold with two successive discounts of 10% and 5%. An additional 5% discount is offered if the payment is made in cash mode. Find the selling price of the article on cash payment.
A
Rs. 8,212.50
B
Rs. 8,122.50
C
Rs. 8,100.50
D
Rs. 8,200.50

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