SSC CGL 18 Aug 2021 Shift 3 Paper

Question : 67 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

A shopkeeper bought a machine for

₹ 4600

and spent

₹ 500

on its repairs and transport. He marked the machine at

8 \%

above the overall cost price. If he sold the machine for

₹ 4681.80

after giving

x \%

discount, then the value of

x

Solution:

(a) According to the question,
Total cost price

=4600+500=₹ 5100

Then, MP

=\;{108}/{100} × 5100=₹ 5508

∴

Discount per cent

=\;{5508-4681.80}/{5508} × 100

⇒ \;\; x \%=\;{8262}/{5508} × 100

∴ \;\; x \%=15 \%

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