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Q1mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A dealer sells an article at ₹850 after offering a cash discount of 15% on its marked price. Without discount, he would have earned a profit of 25%. What is the cost price of the article (in ₹)?
Q2mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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The printed price of an article is higher than its cost price. Then, what is the rate of discount so that the gain is profit?
Q3mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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To gain after allowing a discount of , by what percent must the marked price be hiked from the cost price?
Q4mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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A shopkeeper allows a discount of on the marked price of an item but charges a sales tax of on the discounted price. If the customer pays as the price including the sales tax, then what is the marked price?
Q5easymcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam Practice Paper2026
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What is the discount on a pair of shoes marked at and discounted at ?
Q6mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A tractor manufacturing company sells each tractor for ₹5,00,000. Assuming that KISAN firm buys 50 tractors from them as a part of an annual contract, the company offers a trade discount of 10% to KISAN and an additional 2% discount if the payment is made within 30 days. What will be the amount payable by KISAN within 30 days for the consignment?
Q7mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
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A shopkeeper announced a rebate on the marked price of an article. If the selling price of the article is ₹, then the marked price (in ₹) of the article is:
Q8mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CPO 20242026
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Find the single equivalent discount percentage corresponding to three successive discounts of , , and .
Q9mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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An amusement park gives an offer to its customers that one person will be given free entry with four other people. What is the effective percentage discount given by the amusement park?
Q10mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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A shopkeeper offers a cash discount of ₹275 first and then three successive discounts of 10%, 8% and 5% on the sale of a laptop. If the marked price of the laptop is ₹85,275, find its price for a customer.
Q11mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 20212026
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A shopkeeper offers successive discounts of 18% and 15% and sells the item for ₹34,850. What is its marked price (in ₹)?
Q12mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 20212026
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A shopkeeper sells an item for ₹462 after offering a discount of 25% on its list price. Had he not offered any discount he would have earned a profit of 10%. What is the cost price (in ₹) of the article?
Q13mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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An article is marked above the cost price. If a discount of is given on the marked price of the article, then a final profit of is obtained. Now if C.P. of a new article is and profit is desired then what should be the selling price of that new article?
Q14mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
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Successive discounts of and equal a single discount of:
Q15easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
A single discount equivalent to three successive discounts of 10%, 12% and 15% is:
Q16mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The list price of an article is ₹ 80. A customer pays ₹ 30 for it. He was given 2 successive discounts, one of them being 50%. What was the other discount?
Q17mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exams2026
Kajal offers two successive discounts of 10% and 8% on the sale of a cosmetic item to her customer. What is the equivalent single percentage discount offered by Kajal?
Q18mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
To clear a stock of items, a seller gives an 8% discount on the marked price. He spends ₹x on the promotion of the discount offer. His total cost of the items is ₹2,50,000 and the marked price is 10% more than the cost price. Finally, he earns no profit or no loss. What is the value of x?
Q19mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A discount of 30% on the marked price of a shirt enables a man to purchase a tie also, which costs him ₹ 210. How much did the man pay for the shirt?
Q20mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A shopkeeper marks the price of his goods at 20% higher than the cost price and allows a discount of 10%. What is his profit percentage?
Q21mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A dealer sells an article at a discount of 5% on the marked price. If the marked price is 20% above the cost price and the article was sold for ₹2,280, then the cost price would be:
Q22mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A dealer allows his customers a discount of 25% and still gains 25%. If an article costs Rs. 1600 to the dealer, then its marked price (nearest to one rupee) is:
Q23mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePrepp2026
The marked price of an article is more than its cost price. If a discount of is given, what will be the profit percentage?
Q24mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC CGL2026
At what percentage above the cost price must an article be marked so as to gain after allowing a customer a discount of on the marked price?
Q25mediummcqQuantitative Aptitude@NUM: 51SSC CGL2026
A shopkeeper marks the price of an article above its cost price. After allowing a discount on the marked price, the article is sold for . What is the difference (in ) between the cost price and marked price of the article?
Q26mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
Find a single discount equivalent to the successive discount of 12%, 20%, 24%, and 32%. (Correct to two places of decimals)
Q27mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
An article was sold for Rs. 1,215 after giving a discount of 19%. If a discount of 17.5% is given, then for how much (in Rs.) should the article be sold?
Q28mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
After getting two successive discounts, Seema got a shirt at Rs. 153, for which the marked price was Rs. 200. If the second discount was 15%, the first discount was:
Q29mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Competitive Exams2026
The marked price of a commodity was given as ₹425 per kg. After two successive discounts of 5% and y%, respectively, the retailer purchased it for ₹323 per kg. What was the value of y?
Q30mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Competitive Exams2026
The marked price of an item was ₹12,500. Two successive discounts of 12% each was offered on its sale. What was the selling price (in ₹) of the item?
Q31mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Mock2026
If the MP is Rs. 650/− and discount is 10%, then the SP is ________
Q32mediummcqQuantitative AptitudePractice Mock2026
If the market price of a bedsheet is 24% above the cost price and a discount of 15% is declared on it, then find the gain percentage.
Q33mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC GD Constable2026
If on a marked price, the difference of selling prices with a discount of 42% and two successive discounts of 15% and 10% is Rs. 185, then the marked price is:
Q34mediummcqMathematicsCompetitive Exam2026
A shopkeeper allows a rebate of on the marked price of an article such that the selling price is . Then the marked price of the article is:
Q35mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeStaff Selection Commission2026
On a machine there is 12% trade discount on the marked price of ₹2,56,000, but the machine is sold for ₹2,05,000 after giving an additional cash discount. How much is this cash discount (in %)? (Rounded to the nearest whole number)
Q36mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A shopkeeper gives a discount of 15% on the marked price of an article. If the selling price is ₹8,500, then the discount on it will be ________
Q37mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
If a shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 50% and 20% on a mattress, whose marked price is ₹72,580, what would be its selling price (in ₹) and the discount (in ₹), respectively?
Q38mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
The list price of an article was ₹735. Ravi sold it after giving a 20% discount on its list price and still made a profit of 47%. What was the cost price (in ₹) of the article?
Q39mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A garment company offers two successive discounts of 20% and 48% on the list price of the dresses. What is the final sale price (in ₹) of a dress listed at ₹6000?
Q40mediummcqQuantitative AptitudeCompetitive Exam2026
A shopkeeper sold sarees at ₹529 each after giving an 8% discount on their marked price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of 15% on their cost. What was the cost price (in ₹) of each saree?
Q41easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
A shopkeeper marks his goods at such a price that even after giving a discount of , he gains . If the marked price of an article is ₹, what is its cost price (in ₹)?
Q42easymcqQuantitative AptitudeSSC Selection Post 2021 Matriculation Level2026
A retailer gives 36% discount to his customer on the marked price of an article. In this transaction he earns a profit of 36% on the article. If the article costs ₹4,200 to the retailer, what is its marked price (in ₹)?
Q43hardmcqQuantitative AptitudeAdda2472026
A tradesman gives a discount on the marked price and gives an article free for buying every articles and thus gains . Find out by what percentage the marked price is above the cost price.

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