Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

What is the difference between a discount of 35% and two successive discounts of 30% and 5% on a bill on ₹10,00,000?

Options:

₹15,500

₹15,000

₹14,000

₹16,500

Correct Answer:

₹15,000

Explanation:

Total amount = 10,00,000

Single disount = 35%

other two successive discounts x and y = 30% and 5%

so,

In this type of questions when the sum of both the discounts that are given successively and single is same then the difference between them is always = \(\frac{x × y}{100}\)

Difference =  \(\frac{30 × 5}{100}\) = 1.5%

Difference = 1.5% of 10,00,000 = ₹15,000