Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

A shopkeeper wanted to sell ₹2,700 worth of products. But he had two options — giving two successive discounts of 10% and 15%, respectively, or giving a single discount of 25%. What was the difference between the two options?

Options:

₹40.50

₹42.75

₹44.00

₹47.50

Correct Answer:

₹40.50

Explanation:

Price of the product = 2700

Discounts = 10% and 15% successively

And a single discount of = 25%

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 = \(\frac{x × y}{100}\)

So, the difference = \(\frac{10 × 15}{100}\) = 1.5%

1.5% of 2700 = ₹40.50