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Marked price of an item is Rs 800. On purchase of 1 item discount is 15%, on purchase of 4 items discount is 38%. Rajshri buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?

  1. A
    33.4 percent
  2. B
    16 percent
  3. C
    9 percent
  4. D
    17.5 percent

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Marked price of 1 item = Rs 800
Total Marked Price for 5 items = 5×800=Rs 4000

Rajshri buys 5 items, which is a combination of a 4-item purchase and a 1-item purchase.

Discount on 1 item = 15% of 800=
100
15

×800=Rs 120
Discount on 4 items = 38% of (4×800)=
100
38

×3200=38×32=Rs 1216

Total discount received = 120+1216=Rs 1336

Effective discount percentage:

Effective Discount=(
Total Marked Price
Total Discount

)×100%
Effective Discount=(
4000
1336

)×100%=
4
133.6

=33.4%

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Marked price of an item is Rs 800. On purchase of 1 item discount is 15%, on purchase of 4 items discount is 38%. Rajshri buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?
A
33.4 percent
B
16 percent
C
9 percent
D
17.5 percent

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