SSC GD Constable 6 Feb 2025 Shift 2 Paper

Section: Elementary Mathematics

Question : 60 of 80

Marks: +1, -0

Two successive discounts of 30% and 20% was offered on food items. A man paid ₹840 for the food item. The bill amount of food item (in ₹) is:

Solution:

Final amount

=

Original price

×(1

- First discount

) ×(1

- Second discount

)

Calculation:

840=

Original price

×(1-0.30) ×(1-0.20)

⇒ 840=

Original price

× 0.70 × 0.80

⇒ 840=

Original price

× 0.56

⇒ Original price

=840 ÷ 0.56

⇒ Original price

=1500

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