SSC CGL 24 Aug 2021 Shift 2 Paper

Question : 59 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

Trader

A

gives a single discount of

25 \%

and Trader

B

gives two successive discounts of

20 \%

and

5 \%

on an identical item. If the discount given by

A

₹ 320

more than the discount given by

B

, then what is the marked price (in ₹) of the item?

Solution:

According to the question,
Two successive discount of

20 \%

and

5 \% .

\;\; =x+y-\;{x y}/{100}

\;\; =20+5-\;{20 × 5}/{100}

\;\; =25-1=24 \%

\;\;\; [ ∵ x+y-\;{x y}/{100} \;\text " (formula) "\;]

Discount given by

A

is 320 more then

B

⇒ 25 \%-24 \%=320

⇒ \;\; 1 \%

100 \%=320

Marked price of item is

₹ 32000 .

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