SSC CGL 9 Aug 2015 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 116 of 200

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The marked price of a watch was Rs. 720. A man bought the same for Rs. 550.80 after getting two successive discounts, the first being 10%. The second discount rate is

Your Answer:

Validate

Solution:

Marked price = Rs. 720
Discount= 10%
∴ After a discount of 10%,
S.P. = Rs.

({720×90}/{100})

= Rs. 648
Final S.P. = Rs. 550.80
∴ Discount = Rs. (648 – 550.80)
= Rs. 97.2
If the second discount be x%,
then

{648×x}/{100}

= 97.2
⇒ x =

{97.2×100}/{648}

= 15%

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