Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

General Test

Chapter

Numerical Ability

Topic

Profit and Loss

Question:

The marked price of a cell phone is ₹23,000.The shopkeeper offers successive discounts of 14% and 16%. How much, approximately, does a customer have to pay?

Options:

₹16,615

₹16,615

₹16,425

₹16,585

Correct Answer:

₹16,615

Explanation:

Marked pride of the cell phone = 23000

Two discounts = 14% and 16% are given 

Selling price = 23000 × \(\frac{86}{100}\) × \(\frac{84}{100}\) 

Selling price = ₹16,615