Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

On a marked price, the difference of selling prices with a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 20% and 15%, is ₹504. The marked price of the article (in ₹) is:

Options:

16,000

16,800

15,500

18,000

Correct Answer:

16,800

Explanation:

First discount = 35%

Successive discount of other two discounts = 20 + 15 - \(\frac{20 × 15}{100}\) = 32%

Now according to the question,

35% - 32% = 504

100% of MP = 16800