Successive discounts - class-VII

successive discounts

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Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Choose the most appropriate option.
A shop gives $15%$ discount on the purchase of a T.V. If paid for in cash immediately, a further discount of $12%$ is given. If the marked price is Rs. $15,000$, what is the price of the T.V if cash purchase is made?

  1. Rs. $12,750$
  2. Rs. $11,220$
  3. Rs. $10,950$
  4. Rs. $11,475$
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Multiple Answers)

Find the single discount which is equivalent to three successive discounts of 20%, 10% and 5%.
Hence, find the selling price of an article marked at Rs. 250. 

  1. 31.6%; Rs. 171
  2. 31.8%; Rs. 171
  3. 31.6%; Rs. 178
  4. 31.6%; Rs. 71
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two shopkeepers announce the same price of Rs.700 for a shirt. The first offers successive discounts of 30% and 6% while the second offers successive discounts of 20% and 16%. The shopkeeper who offers better discounts charges ______ less than the other shopkeeper.

  1. Rs. 22.40
  2. Rs. 16.80
  3. Rs. 9.80
  4. Rs. 36.40
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A single discount equal to a discount series of 10% and 20% is

  1. 25%
  2. 30%
  3. 35%
  4. 28%
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The price of an article is raised by 30% and then two successive discounts of 10% each are allowed ultimately, the price of the article is

  1. decreased by 5.3%
  2. increased by 3%
  3. increased by 5.3%
  4. increased by 10%
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The $MP$ of a watch was $720$. A man bought the same for $550.80$ after getting two successive discounts, the first being $10%$. What was the second discount rate?

  1. $12%$
  2. $14%$
  3. $15%$
  4. $18%$
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 10%

  1. 28%
  2. 29%
  3. 30%
  4. 26%
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the successive discount equivalent to $10%$ and $5%$.

  1. $14.5\%$
  2. $15\%$
  3. $15.5\%$
  4. $16\%$
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Successive discounts of $12\dfrac {1}{2}$% and $7\dfrac {1}{2}$% are given on the marked price of a cupboard. If the customer pays $Rs. 2,590$, then what is the marked price?

  1. $Rs. 3,108$
  2. $Rs. 3,148$
  3. $Rs. 3,200$
  4. $Rs. 3,600$
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A shopkeeper marked his price for $Rs. 150$. He pays a customer $10$% discount and second discount $5$%. What does he get?

  1. $Rs. 122.50$
  2. $Rs. 125$
  3. $Rs. 128.25$
  4. $Rs. 172.50$
Question 11 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After getting three equal successive discounts percentages over a marked price of Rs. $1000$ a customer has to pay $729$ for an article. What is the rate of each of the successive discounts ?

  1. $5$%
  2. $10$%
  3. $15$%
  4. $20$%
Question 12 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find a single discount equivalent to following successive discounts : 
 of 20%, 10% and 5% in percent is

  1. $30$%
  2. $35$%
  3. $32$%
  4. $40$%
Question 13 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The price of a VCR is marked as $Rs12000$. If successive discounts of $15%$, $10%$ and $5%$ be allowed, then at what price does a customer buy it?

  1. $Rs.\ 8400$
  2. $Rs.\ 8721$
  3. $Rs.\ 8856$
  4. $None\ of\ these$
Question 14 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A refrigerator is offered for sale at Rs. 250.00 less successive discounts of 20% and 15%. The sale price of the refrigerator is :

  1. 35% less than Rs. 250.00
  2. 65% of Rs. 250.00
  3. 77% of Rs. 250.00
  4. 68% of Rs. 250.00
  5. none of these.
Question 15 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two discounts of $40%$ and $20%$ equal to a single discount of?

  1. $48\%$
  2. $53\%$
  3. $52\%$
  4. $60\%$
Question 16 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two continuous discounts of $4$% on any thing should be equal to

  1. $9.00$%
  2. $7.02$%
  3. $7.84$%
  4. $8.08$%
Question 17 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A shopkeeper allows two successive discounts of 10% and 15% on his articles. If he gets Rs. 459 for an article, find it, marked price.

  1. Rs. $120$
  2. Rs. $300$
  3. Rs. $600$
  4. Rs. $800$
Question 18 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at Rs. 800. Find the selling price, if he allows three successive discounts of 10%, 5% and 3%.

  1. Rs. 663.48
  2. Rs. 663.40
  3. Rs 663.28
  4. Rs 663.30
Question 19 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

two successive discounts of 10% and 8% = 

  1. 17.2 %
  2. 18.2%
  3. 16.2%
  4. None of these
Question 20 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The list price of a watch is Rs. 400. A customer gets two successive discounts, the first being 10%. Calculate, in percentage, the second discount, if the customer pays Rs. 306 for it.

  1. $11$%
  2. $13$%
  3. $15$%
  4. $18$%
Question 21 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between a discount of $40%$ of Rs. $1000$ and two successive discount of $30%$ and $10%$ on the same amount is:

  1. $0$
  2. $20$
  3. $30$
  4. $40$
Question 22 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marked price of an article is Rs. $500$. It is sold at successive discounts of $20%$ and $10%$. The selling price of the article (in Rs.) is

  1. $350$
  2. $375$
  3. $360$
  4. $400$
Question 23 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A shopkeeper allows a discount of $10%$ on his goods. For cash payments, he further allows a discount of $20%$. Find a single discount equivalent of the above offer

  1. $25\%$
  2. $28\%$
  3. $32\%$
  4. $35\%$
Question 24 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the selling price of an article, if a shopkeeper allows two successive discount of $5%$ each on the marked price of Rs. $ 80$

  1. Rs $61.70$
  2. Rs $67.30$
  3. Rs $72.20$
  4. Rs $77.10$
Question 25 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marked price of a watch is Rs 800. A customer gets two successive discounts on the marked price, the first being 10%. What is the second discount if the customer pays Rs 612 for it?

  1. 14%
  2. 15%
  3. 17%
  4. 18%
Question 26 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A single discount equivalent to successive discounts of $30%, 20%$ and $10%$ is

  1. $50\%$
  2. $51\%$
  3. $49.4\%$
  4. $49.6\%$
Question 27 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A dealer buys a car listed at Rs. $200000$ at successive discounts of $5$ $%$ and $10$ $%$. If he sells the car for Rs. $179550$, then his profit is

  1. $10$ $\%$
  2. $9$ $\%$
  3. $5$ $\%$
  4. $4$ $\%$
Question 28 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A dealer buys a table listed at Rs 1500 and gets successive discounts of 20% and 10%. He spends Rs 20 on transportation and sells it a profit of 10%. Find the selling price of the table

  1. Rs $1800$
  2. Rs $1650$
  3. Rs $1188$
  4. Rs $1210$
Question 29 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A fan is listed at Rs. $1400$ and the discount offered is $10%$. What additional discount must be given to bring the net selling price to Rs. $1200$?

  1. $16\dfrac {2}{3}\%$
  2. $5\%$
  3. $4\dfrac {16}{21}\%$
  4. $6\%$
Question 30 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A pen is listed for Rs. $12$. A discount of $15%$ is given on it. A second discount is given bringing the price down to Rs. $8.16$. The rate of second discount is

  1. $15\%$
  2. $18\%$
  3. $20\%$
  4. $25\%$
Question 31 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

For the purchase of a motorcar, a man has to pay Rs. $17000$ when a single discount of $15%$ is allowed. How much will he have to pay for it if two successive discounts of $5%$ and $10%$ respectively are allowed?

  1. Rs. $17000$
  2. Rs. $17010$
  3. Rs. $17100$
  4. Rs. $18000$
Question 32 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two shopkeepers sell a radio of similar brand and type at the same list price of Rs. $1000$. The first allows two successive discounts of $20%$ and $10%$ and the second allows two successive discounts $15%$ and $15%$. Find the difference in the discounts offered by the two shopkeepers

  1. Rs. $3.50$
  2. Rs. $2.50$
  3. Rs. $1.50$
  4. Rs. $1.75$
Question 33 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is a single discount equivalent to a series discount of $20%, 10%$ and $5%$?

  1. $81\%$
  2. $31.4\%$
  3. $31.6\%$
  4. None of these
Question 34 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

What is more favourable for a buyer:

I)A discount series of 20%, 15% and 10% 
II)A discount series of 25%, 12% and 8%

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Both first and second
  4. None
Question 35 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A pen is listed for Rs.12. A discount of 15% is given on it. A second discount is given bringing the price down to Rs.8.16. The rate of the second discount is

  1. 15%
  2. 18%
  3. 20%
  4. 25%
Question 36 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two dealers offer an article at the same list price. The first allows discount 20%, 10%, and 5% and the other of 15%, 12%, and 8%. Which is a better offer for the customer?

  1. 1st offer
  2. 2nd offer
  3. Both 1st offer and 2nd offer
  4. Cannot be determined
Question 37 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

An article listed at Rs.800 is sold at successive discounts of 25% and 15%. The buyer desires to sell it off at a profit of 20% after allowing a 10% discount. What would be his list price ?

  1. Rs.620
  2. Rs.600
  3. Rs.640
  4. Rs.680
Question 38 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The price of an article is raised by 30% and then two successive discounts of 10% each are allowed. Ultimately the price of the article is

  1. Increased by 10%
  2. Increased by 5.3%
  3. Decreased by 3%
  4. Decreased by 5.3%
Question 39 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The price of a VCR is marked at Rs. 12,000. If successive discounts of 15%, 10% and 5% be allowed, then at what price does a customer buy it ?

  1. Rs. 8400
  2. Rs. 8721
  3. Rs. 8856
  4. None of these
Question 40 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Two shopkeepers announce the same price of $Rs. 700$ for a sewing machine. The first offers successive discounts of $30%$ and $6%$ while the second offers successive discounts of $20%$ and $16%$. The shopkeeper that offers better discount, charges ........ less than the other shopkeeper.

  1. $Rs. 9.80$
  2. $Rs. 16.80$
  3. $Rs. 22.40$
  4. $Rs. 36.40$
Question 41 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After getting two successive discounts, a shirt with a list price of $150$ is available at $105$. If the second discount is $12.5%$, find the first discount.

  1. $10\%$
  2. $15\%$
  3. $20\%$
  4. $25\%$
Question 42 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between a discount of $35%$ and two successive discounts of $20%$ on a certain bill was $22$. Find the amount of the bill.

  1. $200$
  2. $1100$
  3. $2200$
  4. $1000$
Question 43 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the SP of an article, if a shopkeeper allows two successive discounts $5%$ each on the MP of $80$.

  1. $70.10$
  2. $70.20$
  3. $72$
  4. $72.20$
Question 44 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pepsi and Coke, there are two companies , selling the packs of cold-drinks. For the same selling price Pepsi gives two successive discounts of $10$ $%$ and $25$ $%$. While coke sells it by giving two successive discounts of $15$ $%$ and $20$ $%$. What is the ratio of their marked price?

  1. $143 : 144$
  2. $19 : 11$
  3. $136 : 135$
  4. $73 : 77$
Question 45 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Jebetha, has a mobile phone with price tag Rs. $1945$0. The shopkeeper given two successive discounts of $20%$ and $40%$. What is the selling price of the phone?

  1. Rs. $9336$
  2. Rs. $9330$
  3. Rs. $9430$
  4. Rs. $9654$
Question 46 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marked price of a t-shrit is Rs. $2000$. A shopkeeper offers $20%$ discount on this t-shirt and then again offers $40%$ discount on the new price. How much will you have to pay, finally?

  1. $560$
  2. $660$
  3. $860$
  4. $960$
Question 47 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the single equivalent discount to three successive discount of $10%, 20%$ and $30%$.

  1. $50\%$
  2. $49.6\%$
  3. $23.5\%$
  4. $10\%$
Question 48 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The original price of a music CD is Rs. $500$. A shopkeeper offers $10%$ discount on this music CD and then again offers $20%$ discount on the new price. How much will you have to pay, finally?

  1. $160$
  2. $260$
  3. $360$
  4. $460$
Question 49 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A trader marks his goods at $30%$ above the cost price and allows a discount of $10%$. What is his selling price?

  1. $117$
  2. $120$
  3. $99$
  4. $59.45$
Question 50 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The series of $30$%, $20$% and $10$% is equivalent to a single discount$=........$

  1. $49.6$%
  2. $50$%
  3. $51.6$%
  4. $50.4$%
Question 51 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of $20%$ and $45%$.

  1. $50\%$
  2. $45\%$
  3. $10\%$
  4. $60.5\%$
Question 52 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The marked price of a ceiling fan is Rs. $1250$ and the shopkeeper allows a discount of $6%$ on it. Find the selling price of the fan.

  1. $1175$
  2. $2260$
  3. $1150$
  4. $1460$
Question 53 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The original price $P$ of a certain item is first discounted by $20$ percent and then $5$ percent of the discount price is added for sales tax. If the final price, including the sales tax is $$71.40$, calculate the original price $P$.

  1. $\$59.50$
  2. $\$81.40$
  3. $\$84.00$
  4. $\$85.00$
  5. $\$86.40$
Question 54 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If there is a discount of $30%$ on a speaker and Mira gets another discount of $20%$ through her coupon, calculate the price paid by her to buy the speaker, if the original price is $$100$.

  1. $ $86.00$
  2. $ $77.60$
  3. $ $56.00$
  4. $ $50.00$
  5. $ $44.00$
Question 55 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

A real estate agent puts a house on the market at a higher-than-expected selling price. If the house is not sold in two weeks, then he drops the price by $5%$, again if it is still not sold in next two weeks, then he drops the price by another $5%$. After that, he continues to drop the price by $3%$ every two weeks until it reaches a cut-off amount decided by the home-owner, or the house sells, whichever comes first. If originally house is listed at $ $200,000$ and owner sets a cut-off amount of $ $166,000$, what is the final selling price given that the house sells after being on the market for $9$ weeks?

  1. $\$162,901.25$
  2. $\$164,737.48$
  3. $\$166,000.00$
  4. $\$169,832.45$
Question 56 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find the difference between a discount of $40%$ and two successive discounts of $36%$ and $4%$ for Rs. $10,000$.

  1. Rs. $0$
  2. Rs. $144$
  3. Rs. $256$
  4. Rs. $400$
Question 57 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between the discounts of $40%$ on Rs. $5000$ and two successive discounts of $36%$ and $4%$ on the same price is :

  1. Rs. $62$
  2. Rs. $72$
  3. Rs. $19.3$
  4. Rs. $20$
Question 58 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find a single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of $10%, 20%$ and $20%$ (in percent).

  1. $42.1\%$
  2. $42.4\%$
  3. $42.8\%$
  4. $45\%$
Question 59 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After getting three equal successive discounts percentages over a marked price of Rs. $1000$ a customer has to pay $729$ for an article. What is the rate of each of the successive discounts ?

  1. $10\%$
  2. $20\%$
  3. $30\%$
  4. $40\%$
Question 60 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Pepsi and Coke, there are two companies , selling the packs of cold-drinks. For the same selling price Pepsi gives two successive discounts of $10$ % and $25$ %. While coke sells it by giving two successive discounts of $15$ % and $20$ %. what is the ratio of their marked price?

  1. $143 : 144$
  2. $43 : 44$
  3. $135 : 134$
  4. $136 : 135$
Question 61 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$50$% discount + $20$% discount = ____%discount

  1. $60$
  2. $65$
  3. $40$
  4. $70$
Question 62 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find a single discount equivalent to following successive discounts of $20%$, $10%$ and $50%$ in percent.

  1. $54\%$
  2. $64\%$
  3. $74\%$
  4. $84\%$
Question 63 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$50$% discount + $50$% discount = ____%discount

  1. $75$
  2. $50$
  3. $100$
  4. $60$
Question 64 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

After getting three equal successive discounts percentages over a marked price of Rs. $1000$ a customer has to pay $512$ for an article. What is the rate of each of the successive discounts ?

  1. $5$%
  2. $10$%
  3. $15$%
  4. $20$%
Question 65 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

$50$% discount + $40$% discount = ____%discount

  1. $60$
  2. $70$
  3. $80$
  4. $90$
Question 66 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Find a single discount equivalent to following successive discounts of $50%$, $10%$ and $20%$ in percent.

  1. $54\%$
  2. $64\%$
  3. $74\%$
  4. $84\%$
Question 67 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

If the difference between a discount of 25% and two successive discounts of 15% and 10% is ' 63, then the marked price of the article is

  1. Rs. $4200$
  2. Rs. $6400$
  3. Rs. $2100$
  4. Rs. $3200$
Question 68 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The difference between a discount of $60%$ on Rs. $500$ and two successive discounts of $36%$ and $4%$ on the same amount is __________.

  1. $0$
  2. Rs. $2$
  3. Rs. $1.93$
  4. Rs. $7.20$
Question 69 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

On a Rs.$10,000$ order a merchant has a choice among three successive discounts of $20%, 20% and 10%$ and three successive discounts of $40%, 5% and 5%$. By choosing the best offer, he can save:

  1. nothing at all
  2. Rs.$400$
  3. Rs.$330$
  4. Rs.$345$
  5. Rs.$360$
Question 70 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Applied to a bill for Rs. $10,000$ the difference between a discount of $40%$ and two successive discounts of $36%$ and $4%$, expressed in rupees, is

  1. $0$
  2. $1440$
  3. $2560$
  4. $4000$
  5. $416$
Question 71 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Four dealers advertise the same list price for a TV set. Which one of the following discount series is more advantageous to the customer?

  1. 25% and 8%
  2. 22% and 8%
  3. 25% and 9%
  4. 25% and 10%
Question 72 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which discount series is profitable to the buyer $25%, 12%, 3%$ or $18%, 17%, 5%$?

  1. First
  2. Second
  3. Both
  4. Neither first nor second