Percentage Practice Test 2 with solutions

Question : 21 of 40

Marks: +1, -0

A salesman allowed

5 1 /2 %

discount on the total sales made by him plus a bonus of

1/ 2 %

on the sales over Rs. 10,000. If his total earnings were Rs. 1990, then his total sales (in Rs.) were

Solution:

Let his total sales = Rs. x; then

11/{2×100}×x+1/{2×100}(x-10000)=1990

⇒{3x}/50=2040

∴x={2040×50}/3=\Rs. 34000

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