Question

EXERCISE 10B
1. The marked price of a water cooler is 4650. The shopkeeper offers an off-season discount
2. The price of a sweater was slashed from 960 to 816 by a shopkeeper in the winter
3. Find the rate of discount being given on a shirt whose selling price is * 1092 after deducting
of 18% on it. Find its selling price.
season. Find the rate of discount given by him.
a discount of 208 on its marked price.
Hint. MP = (SP) + (discount).
4. After allowing a discount of 8% on a toy, it is sold for 216.20. Find the marked price of the
toy.
5. A tea set was bought for 528 after getting a discount of 12% on its marked price. Find the
marked price of the tea set.
6. A dealer marks his goods at 35% above the cost price and allows a discount of 20% on the
marked price. Find his gain or loss per cent.
7. A cellphone was marked at 40% above the cost price and a discount of 30% was given on its
marked price. Find the gain or loss per cent made by the shopkeeper.
8. A dealer purchased a fan for 1080. After allowing a discount of 25% on its marked price,
he gains 25%. Find the marked price of the fan.
9. A dealer bought a refrigerator for 11515. After allowing a discount of 16% on its marked
price, he gains 20%. Find the marked price of the refrigerator.
10. A jeweller allows a discount of 16% to his customers and still gains 20%. Find the marked
price of a ring which costs the jeweller 1190.
11. After allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price, a trader still makes a gain of 17%. By
what per cent is the marked price above the cost price?
12. How much per cent above the cost price should a shopkeeper mark his goods so that after
allowing a discount of 10% on the marked price, he gains 8%?
13. The marked price of a TV is *18500. A dealer allows two successive discounts of 20%
and 5%. For how much is the TV available?
14. Find the single discount which is equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 5%.​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

14.

MP : MP

5 4

20 19

20×5 4×19

100 : 76

% = 24 × 100/100

= 24%