Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

A shopkeeper gives 15% and 35% discounts on a bottle. If the selling price of the bottle is ₹1,547, then the marked price of the bottle is:

Options:

₹2,400

₹2,500

₹ 2,700

₹2,800

Correct Answer:

₹2,800

Explanation:

The discounts of 15% and 35% will give a combined discount of =  15 + 35 - \(\frac{15 × 35}{100}\) = 44.75

(Let)MP                                                SP

        100                     (100 - 44.75) = 55.25  

      ⇓ ×28                                           ⇓ ×28

       2800                                           1547(Given)