SSC GD Constable 2012 · Question 52 of 95

The cost price of an article is Rs.100. A discount series of 5%, 10% successively reduces the price of a article by

ARs 4.5
BRs 14.5Correct
CRs 24.5
DNone of the above

Answer: B. Rs 14.5

Explanation

Cost price = Rs. 100 5 Selling price after first discount of 5% = 100 − ( 100 × 100) = 100 − 5 = Rs. 95 10 Similarly, selling price after second discount of 10% = 95 − ( 100 × 95) = 95 − 9.5 = Rs. 85.5 ∴ Amount is reduced by = 100 − 85.5 = Rs. 14.5 => Ans - (B)

Source: Solved SSC GD 2012 Shift 1 Paper with Solutions — Testbook · reliable-secondary

Practice the full SSC GD Constable 2012 paper

Timed test with all 95 questions, just like the real exam.

Start test