SSC CHSL 15 Nov 2015 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 147 of 199

Marks: +1, -0

State electricity board gives 15% discount on electric bills if it is paid before due date. One person gets ₹54 discount. The amount of actual bill was:

₹359
₹361
₹360
₹362

Validate

Solution:

Let amount of actual bill = Rs.

100x

Discounted amount =

15 /100 × 100x = 15x

According to ques, ⇒

15x = 54

⇒

x = 54 /15 =3.6

∴ Amount of actual bill =

100 × 3.6 = Rs. 360

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