Practice Discount Questions and Answers

• The marked price of a pen and pencil are in the ratio of 5:6. The shopkeeper gives 20% discount on th pen. If the total discount on both the pen and the pe...
• The marked price of a toaster and the dryer are in the ratio 1 :2. The shopkeeper gives 20% discount on the toaster. If the total discount on the toaster a...
• Successive discounts of 20, 25 and 30% is equivalent to a single discount of 
• 1 packet of biscuits costs Rs 16 but a pack of 4 of the same packet of biscuits costs Rs 56. What is the effective discount (in %) on the pack?
• The cost price of an article is Rs x. It is marked up by 200%. It is sold at Rs 540 after giving 25% discount. What is the value of x (in Rs)?
• A Rs 750 tin of cheese is offered at 8% discount and a Rs 1,250 tin of butter at 20% discount. If we buy 5 tins of cheese and 3 tins of butter, what is the...
• The selling price of an article is Rs 816 if the discount on it is 15%. What would be the selling price of the article (in Rs) if the discount on it is 25%...
• Amit sold an article for ₹369.60 after allowing 12% discount on the marked price. Had he not allowed any discount he would have earned a profit of 20%. W...
•   A shopkeeper marks his goods at such a price that after allowing a discount of 20% on the mark price he can earn a profit of 25%. If the article cos...
• A purchased an article and sold it to B at 12.5% profit. B marked it up by 10% above the price at which A has purchased it and then sold it after giving a ...
• An article was sold for 298.496 after providing three successive discounts of 10%, 5% and 4% respectively on the market price. What was the marked price?
• The list price of an article is Rs.240 and a customer buys it for Rs.120 after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 20% then find the other o...
• A discount of 20% on the price of an article is the same as a discount of 25% on the price of another article. The prices of the two articles will be, resp...
• Riya could not decide between discount of 30% or two successive discounts of 25% and 5%, both given on shopping of ₹3,840. What is the difference between...
• What is the single percentage discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 15% and 5%?
• A hotel is giving a discount of 12% on the booking of 2 or more rooms. Additionally, the hotel is offering a 5% discount only on payment using any card of ...
• Successive discounts of 18% and 22% are equal to a single discount of ______.
• Article X whose cost price is 1800 is marked 90% above its cost price. Article Y whose cost price is 1890 is sold at a profit of 33.33%. If the selling pri...
• -A shopkeeper bought an article marked it 80% above the cost price and sold it after giving a discount of 25%. Had he bought it for Rs 400 less and sold it...
• At a clearance sale, a shopkeeper gives a 45% discount. If a customer paid Rs. 330 during the sale, then what is the marked price of that shirt?
• A dishonest trader marks up his goods by 50% and then allows a discount of 20% on its marked price. Additionally, he uses a faulty scale which measures 900...
• A shopkeeper allows a discount of 12% to his customers and still gains 18%. Find the marked price of an article which costs Rs.528 to the shopkeeper. (Answ...
• Sita gets a discount of 20% on a Rs.3,000 juicer mixer machine. Since she pays cash, she gets an additional 5% discount too. How much does she pay?
• If the shopkeeper sells an item at Rs 1000 which is marked as Rs 1250, then what is the discount he is offering?
• What is the single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 20%, 30%, and 10%?
• A chair is sold for Rs810 after giving a discount of 10% on its marked price. The cost price of the chair is Rs720. If it is sold at the marked price, then...
• A TV was available for Rs 14,500. The price came down to Rs 11,745 during the Diwali sale. What is the percentage discount?
• Amit sold an electric iron for ₹ 5312 after giving a discount of 17% on the market price. Had he not given the discount, he would have earned a profit of...
• The marked price of a pen and pencil are in the ratio of 5:6. The shopkeeper gives 20% discount on the pen. If the total discount on both the pen and the p...
• The marked price of a pen and pencil is in the ratio of 5:6. The shopkeeper gives a 10% discount on the pen. If the total discount on both the pen and the ...
• Rohan purchased an item for which there was a 13.5% discount offered on the part of the payment made in cash and a 6.25% surcharge on the part of the payme...
• A shopkeeper offers discount 50% + 50% on a shirt of M.R.P ₹ 1000, find the selling price of the shirt.
• A retailer provides 1 article free on the purchase of 4 articles. Calculate the discount percentage given by the retailer.
• A shop provides 2 articles free on purchasing 6 articles. Find the discount percentage offered by the shop.
• A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes. A) Two successive discounts of 12% and 18% B) Buy 6 get 3 free. Which scheme has the maximum discou...
• A shopkeeper sold an article for Rs. 840 after giving a discount of 20%. What was the marked price of the article?
• An item with a marked price of ₹4,000 was sold for ₹3,492 after a discount of y% was offered. What was the value of y?
• For an electric bill for Rs 50,000, what is the difference between a discount of 30% and two  successive discounts of 26% and 5%?
• A shopkeeper wanted to sell Rs.2,000 worth of products. But he had two options, giving three successive discounts of 10% each or giving a single discount o...
• Find the single discount rate percentage equivalent to the successive discounts of 10%, 20% and 20%.