Railways Sample Paper RRB (Assistant Loco Pilot) Sample Test Paper-1

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    Marked price of an item is Rs 500. On purchase of 2 items discount is 8%, on purchase of 3 items discount is 16%. Radha buys 5 items, what is the effective discount?

    A)  \[20.4\]percent              

    B)  \[23.25\]percent

    C)         \[12.8\]percent     

    D)         35 percent

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Marked price of each item = 500 No. of items = 5 \[\therefore \] Total marked price \[=500\times 5=2500\] Total discount \[=2\times 500\times \frac{8}{100}+3\times 500\times \frac{16}{100}=320\] \[\therefore \]   Effective discount \[=\frac{320}{2500}\times 100\] \[=12.8%\]


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