Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

The marked price of an article is 20,000, and while selling, the shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 12% and d%. If the selling price of the article is ₹16,720, then what is the value of d?

Options:

8

10

4

5

Correct Answer:

5

Explanation:

The marked price of the article = 20000

Discounts offered = 12% and d%

So the SP of the article after first discount of 12% = 88% of the marked price

So, SP1 = 88% of 20000 = 17600

Final selling price = 16720

Discount offered = 17600 - 16720 = 880

Discount % = 880  × \(\frac{100}{17600}\) = 5%