Successive discounts with the marked and selling price (or equivalent discount) given: the missing discount
This type of question, asked 7 times: 20 Jul 2023 S1, 21 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Sep 2024 S2, 24 Sep 2024 S2, 16 Sep 2025 S1, 17 Sep 2025 S2, 18 Sep 2025 S3. All 7 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
20 Jul 2023 S1
55The marked price of a frock is ₹4,500. It is to be sold at ₹2,400 at two successive discounts. If the first discount is , then the second discount will be:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
21 Jul 2023 S1
74If successive discounts of 5%, 10% and p% are equivalent to a single discount of 31.6%, then the value of p is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
18 Sep 2024 S2
53After offering two successive discounts a toy with a marked price of ₹150 is sold at ₹105. If the value of the first discount is , what is the value of the second discount?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
24 Sep 2024 S2
71An article is sold for₹747 after successive discounts of 17% and x%. If the marked price of the article is₹1,600, what is the value of x?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
16 Sep 2025 S1
61A television set has a marked price of ₹ 20,000. It is sold after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 15% and the final selling price is ₹ 15,300, what is the percentage of the second discount?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
17 Sep 2025 S2
59An oven has a marked price of ₹ 12,000. It is sold with two successive discounts. If the second discount is 20% and the final selling price is ₹ 8,400, what is the percentage of the first discount?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 7
18 Sep 2025 S3
55A pair of shoes is listed at ₹ 800. After two successive discounts, it is sold for ₹ 612. If the first discount offered was , what was the second discount percentage?Tap an option to check your answer.