Question 1 :
Which discount series is profitable to the buyer first -: 25%, 12%,3%, or second -: 18%, 1.7%,5%?
Question 2 :
The price of a coat in a certain store is $500. If the price of the coat is to be reduced by $150, by what percent is the price to be reduced?
Question 3 :
A seller allows a discount of $5\%$ on a watch. If he allows a discount of $7\%$, he earns Rs. $15$ less in the profit. What is the marked price?
Question 4 :
When a producer allows 36% discount on the retail price of his product, he earns a profit of 8.8%. What would be his profit percent if the discount is reduced by 24%?
Question 5 : <p>A trader allows successive discounts of $15\%$ and $10\%$ on the marked price of an article. <span>If the marked price is $Rs. 100$, what would be the selling price?</span></p>
Question 6 :
Marked price of a Saree is Rs. 600 and is available on Rs. 450. Rate of discount is :
Question 8 :
Mr. Rai bought a machine that was tested at Rs 320. He was given successive discounts of 20% and 10%, then the price he paid was
Question 9 :
The marked price of an article is Rs. $ x$, and selling price is Rs. $y$, then the discount percentage is
Question 10 :
If a refrigerator is marked at Rs. $ 13750$ and sold for Rs. $ 12100$, then discount is:
Question 11 :
A shopkeeper buys paper at Rs 50 per ream. To gain 20%, the selling price per quire will be (take 1 ream = 20 quires)
Question 12 :
If the discount is $10$%, an item bought for Rs.$9$ is priced at:
Question 13 :
By selling an article for Rs 96 a man earns a profit of as much percent as the cost price of article. The cost of one dozen of such articles is
Question 14 :
A merchant placed on display some dresses, each with a marked price. He then posted a sign $\frac{1}{3}$ off on these dresses. The cost of the dresses was $\frac{3}{4}$ of the price at which he actually sold them. Then the ratio of the cost to the marked price was :
Question 15 :
A man saved Rs. $16500$ in ten years. In each year after the first he saved RS. $100$ more than he did in the preceding year. How much did he save in the first place?
Question 16 :
To gain $25\% $ after allowing a discount of $10\% ,$ the shopkeeper must mark the price of the article which costs him $Rs 360$ as :
Question 17 :
A bag marked at Rs. 80 is sold for Rs.<span>68. The rate of discount is</span>
Question 18 :
A customized jewellery was sold at Rs$1000$ with $90\%$ discount on the 'making charges'. If the payment made for making charges was $Rs100$, what was the <i>approximate</i> rate of discount on the product?
Question 19 :
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 15% after selling a book at 20% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price and the printed price of the book is
Question 20 :
A trader marked a watch 40% above the cost price and then gave a discount of 10% He made a net profit of Rs 468 after paying a tax of 10% on the gross profit What is the cost price of the watch?
Question 21 :
On decreasing the price of a colour TV by $30\%$ its sale is increased by $20\%$ The effect on the revenue is
Question 22 :
Ashok buys a car at $12\%$ discount of its value and sells it for $20\%$ more than its value. What will be his profit percentage?<br/>
Question 23 :
A shopkeeper sells a badminton racket marked at Rs. 30 at 15% discount and gives a shuttle cock costing Rs. 1.50 free with each badminton racket. He then makes a profit of 20%. His cost price per badminton racket is<br/>
Question 24 :
A trader buys good at $20\%$ discount on marked price. If he wants to make a profit of $25\%$ after allowing a discount of $20\%$. By what percent should his marked price be greater than the original marked price?
Question 25 :
A trader marked his goods at 20% above the cost price. He sold half the stock at the marked price, one quarter at a discount of 20% on the marked price and the rest at a discount of 40% on the marked price. His total gain is :
Question 26 :
A house wife paid Rs. $\ 1260$ for a handbag after $37 \%$ discount. The original price of the handbag was
Question 27 :
A shopkeeper marks his goods at $30 \%$ above the cost price and then gives a discount of $10 \%$. Find his gain percent.
Question 28 :
<span>A shopkeeper buys an article for Rs. $450$. He marks it at $20\%$ above the cost price. </span>The percentage discount given by him, if he sells the article for Rs. $496.80$, is:
Question 29 :
<span>A trader allows a discount of 20% of his goods and still makes a profit of 25%. Find the profit percent made, if he sells his goods at </span>marked price.
Question 30 :
By selling an article at $\left (\dfrac {2}{5}\right)^{th}$ of the marked price, there is a loss of $25\%$. The ratio of the marked price and the cost price of the article is<br/>
Question 31 :
The list price of a parker pen is Rs. 160 and a customer buys it for Rs. 122.40 after two successive discounts. If first is 10%, then the second is <br/>
Question 32 :
A shopkeeper earns a profit of 12% on selling a book at 10% discount on the printed price. The ratio of the cost price to the printed price of the book is
Question 33 :
If a merchant makes a profit of $20\%$ after giving a $20\%$ discount, what should be his mark-up?
Question 34 :
A trader marks his goods at $40$% above the cost price but allows a discount of $20$% on the marked price. His profit percentage is<br/>
Question 35 :
A shopkeeper fixes the marked price of an item 35% above its cost price. What is the percentage of discount allowed to gain 8% ?
