Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

Two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given while selling an article. What is the ratio of the marked price of the article to its selling price?

Options:

25 : 14

27 : 16

21 : 10

24 : 13

Correct Answer:

25 : 14

Explanation:

when two successive discounts of 20% and 30% are given the combined discount is =  X + y - \(\frac{x × y}{100}\) =  20 + 30 - \(\frac{20 × 30}{100}\) = 44%

Let MP = 100

then SP = 100 - 44 = 56%

MP : SP = 25 : 14