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Day 30: SSC CGL Quant

5 questions. Try each one first, then open its answer.

  1. Question 1

    Percentage, Profit and Loss. Asked 5 times: 17 Jul 2023 S1*, 25 Jul 2023 S2*, 26 Jul 2023 S2*, 18 Sep 2024 S1*, 23 Sep 2024 S1 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

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    A trader offers the following discount schemes on the purchase of a refrigerator. ( I ) a discount of 10% followed by a discount of 8% ( ii ) successive discounts of 12% and 10% ( iii ) two successive discounts of 12% ( iv ) a discount of 20% In which scheme is the selling price the lowest?

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  2. Question 2

    Percentage, Profit and Loss. Asked 5 times: 19 Jul 2023 S1*, 24 Jul 2023 S2*, 24 Jul 2023 S4*, 13 Sep 2024 S2*, 19 Sep 2024 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

    59
    A shopkeeper sells rice at the rate of ₹44 per kg whose cost price is ₹40 per kg. Not satisfied with this, he tries to increase his profit by removing 200 grams of rice from each packet. What is the shopkeeper’s overall gain percentage?

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  3. Question 3

    Percentage, Profit and Loss. Asked 5 times: 21 Jul 2023 S3*, 10 Sep 2024 S2*, 13 Sep 2024 S1*, 13 Sep 2024 S2*, 17 Sep 2024 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

    74
    A shopkeeper allows 40% discount on his goods. He further gives 20% discount. What is the single discount equivalent to these two successive discounts?

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  4. Question 4

    Simple and Compound Interest. Asked 5 times: 20 Jul 2023 S1*, 21 Jul 2023 S2, 24 Jul 2023 S1*, 26 Jul 2023 S1*, 12 Sep 2024 S2 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

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    A person borrowed some money on simple interest. After 4 years, he returned 95\frac{9}{5} of the money to lender. What was the rate of interest?

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  5. Question 5

    Time and Work. Asked 5 times: 14 Jul 2023 S1*, 17 Jul 2023 S2*, 19 Jul 2023 S3*, 25 Jul 2023 S3*, 26 Jul 2023 S4 (* = numbers or wording changed that year) See all 5 times it was asked

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    15 men complete a work in 10 days. 15 women complete the same work in 12 days. If all these men and women work together, then the number of days required to complete that work is:

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