TRICKY SOLUTION OF DISCOUNT EXAMPLES

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20  20
1. (c) Effect on sale = = 4% decrease
100
1
2. (b) = 25%
4
3. (d) difference = 20%-20%= 5% = Rs. 500 (i.e. 100 times)
Price paid = 80% = 80  100 = Rs. 8000
4. (a) Discount = 30% of listed price = Rs. 82.50
70
Price paid = 70% of listed price = Rs. 82.50  = Rs. 192.50
30
100 100
5. (a) marked price of the article = 21  = 21  = Rs. 30
100  30 70
 ab 
6. (b)  a  b %
 100 
20  25
7. (b) Equivalent Discount = 20 + 25 - = 45-5= 40%
100
15  10
8. Equivalent Discount = 15+10- = 25 - 1.5 = 23.5%
100
15  50
9. (b) Equivalent discout = 50 + 50 - = 100 - 25 = 75%
100
10  20
10. (b) Discount equivalent to 10% and 20% = 10 + 20 - = 30 - 2 = 28%
100
28  30
Discount equivalent to 28% and 30% = 28 + 30 - = 49.6%
100
Alternative Method:
90 80 70
Selling price = 100    = 50.4  Equivalent Discount = 100 - 50.4 = 49.6%
100 100 100
100  20 100  10 80 90
11. (c) Selling price = 500   = 500   = Rs. 360
100 100 100 100
95 95
12. (b) Selling price = Rs. 80  = Rs. 72.2
100 100
90 95
13. (b) Selling price = 2100   = 1795.50
100 100
100  20 100  10 80 90
14. (c) Net price = 2000   = 2000   = Rs. 1440
100 100 100 100
100 100 100 100
15. (a) Marked price = 2240   = 2240   = Rs. 4000
100  20 100  30 80 70

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80 90 90
16. (a) 15000    = Rs. 9720
100 100 100
100 100 100 100 100 100
17. (d) MP = 6480    = 6480    = Rs. 10000
100  20 100  10 100  10 80 90 90
18. (b) Let the original price be Rs. 100. Then raised price = Rs. 130
90 90
Price after two successive discounts = Rs. 130   = Rs. 105.30
100 100
 Net increase = 5.3%
20  20
19. (d) Equivalent discount of 20% each = 20 + 20 - = 36%
100
Difference in two discounts = (36% - 35%) of Bill = Rs. 22
 Bill = Rs. 22  1% = Rs. 2200
3 7
20. (b) Discount at the first shop = 3 +7 - = 10-2.1 = 7.9
100
28
Discount at the second shop = 2 + 8 - = 10-1.6 = 8.4
100
hence offer at second shop is beneficial to the customer.
Trick: In both the cases, sum of discounts rates is same and the customer saves more on buying
from the shop where product of the discount rates is less. (3  7 > 2  8)
21. (c) Sum of rates of discounts are same in each case. Therefore we will compare the product of the
rates of discounts in the three cases:
(i) 25  15 = 375 (ii) 30  10 = 300 (iii) 35  5 = 175
20  15
22. (b) Case (i) : Equivalent to 20% and 15% = 20% + 15% - % = 32%
100
32  10
Equivalent to 32% and 10% = 32% + 10% - % = 38.8%
100
25 12
Case (ii): Equivalent to 25% and 12% = 25% + 12% - % = 34%
100
34  8
Equivalent to 34% and 8% = 34% + 8% - % = 39.28%
100
8 8
23. (b) Discount rate in the first case = 8 + 8 - = (16 - 0.64)%
100
Discount rate in the second case = 60%
 Loss in the second case = 16%
 Total loss = 900  0.64% = Rs. 5.76
24. (a) Price after first discount = 1050 - 20% of 1050 = 1050 - 210 = Rs. 840
Price after second discount = Rs. 798  Second discount = Rs. 840 - Rs. 798 = Rs. 42
42
 Rate of second discount =  100 = 5%
840
25. (d) Price after first discount = 1600 - 10% of 1600 = Rs. 1440
Price after second discount = Rs. 1224  Second discount = Rs. 1440 - Rs. 1224 = Rs. 216
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216
 Rate of secend discount =  100 = 15%
1440
26. (a) First discount = 20% of Rs. 1500 = Rs. 300
Price after first discount = Rs. 1500 - Rs. 300 = Rs. 1200
Second discount = = Rs. 1200 - Rs. 1104 = Rs. 96
16
 Rate of the second discount =  100 = 8%
1200
 1 8
27. (c) Price before second discount = 105  1   = 105  = Rs. 120
 8 7
30
First discount = Rs. 150 - Rs. 120 = Rs. 30  Rate of First Discount =  100 = 20%
150
28. (d) Let marked price of the shirt be Rs. x.
70 80 60 75 56 45
Then   x-   x = Rs. 33  x- x = Rs. 33
100 100 100 100 100 100
11 100
 x = Rs. 33  x = 33  = Rs. 300
100 11
4.75
29. (a) Total discount = Rs. 25 - Rs. 20.25 = Rs. 4.75  Rate of discount =  = 19%
25
10  10
Single discount equivalent to two discounts of 10% each = 10 + 10 - = 19%
100

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