An item marked at ₹7,800 is sold after two successive discounts of 25% and 5%. What is the selling price?

Discount and Marked Price · Quantitative Aptitude · Medium · Practice for SSC CGL Tier 1

An item marked at ₹7,800 is sold after two successive discounts of 25% and 5%. What is the selling price?

  1. ₹5,460
  2. ₹5,557.5
  3. ₹6,025.5
  4. ₹6,259.5
Answer and solution

Correct answer: B) ₹5,557.5

SP = 7,800 × 0.75 × 0.95 = ₹5,557.5. Successive discounts are not simply added.

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