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51. If a person purchases a shirt, he gets 6% discount. However, if he purchases two shirts, he gets 5% on the first and 8% on the second. If the price paid by the person for two shirts is Rs. 925, then what will be the marked price of each shirts ?

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Solution:
Let marked price = 100x, then by statement
95x + 92x → selling price of both
187x925x925187=4.94Marked price  = 4.94×100  = Rs. 494
52. The selling price of an article is Rs. 1920 and the discount given is 4%. The marked price of the article is = ?

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Solution:
Let marked price = Rs. x
Selling price after 4% discount  = Rs.96x100
96x100=1920x=1920×10096x=Rs. 2000
53. If an electricity bill is paid before due date, one gets a reduction of 4% on the amount of the bill. By paying the bill before due date a person got a reduction of Rs. 13. The amount of his electricity bill was = ?

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Solution:
Let the amount of bill = Rs. x
According to the question,
4x100=13x=13×1004x=Rs. 325

Alternate :
Let the amount of bill = 100 units
4% of 100 units = 4 units
 4 units= 131 unit=134100units = 134×100=Rs. 325
54. The single discount equal to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 12% and 5% ?

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Solution:
Let the marked price Rs. 100
Final selling price = 100×90100×88100×95100 = Rs. 75.24 Net discount  = (10075.24) = 24.76%

Alternate :
Single equivalent discount for 10% and 12%
=(10+1210×12100)%=20.8%
Single equivalent discount for 20.8% and 5%
=(20.8+520.8×5100)%=24.76%
55. The difference between discount of 35% and two successive discount of 20% on a certain bill was 22, the amount of the bill is = ?

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Solution:
1st discount = 35%
Single equivalent discount of 20% each
=(20+2020×20100)%= 36% Difference=(36%35%)=1%
Let the amount of the bill Rs. x
1100x=22x=Rs2200
56. A owes B, Rs. 1573 payable 112 years hence. Also B owes A, Rs. 1444.50 payable 6 months hence. If they want to settle the account forthwith, keeping 14% as the rate of interest, then who should pay and how much ?

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Solution:
A owes = P.W. of Rs. 1573 due 32 years hence
=Rs.[1573×100100+(14×32)]=Rs.(1573×100121)=Rs.1300.
B owes = P.W. of Rs. 1444.50 due 6 months hence
=Rs.[1444.50×100100+(14×12)]=Rs.(1444.50×100107)=Rs.1350.BmustpayRs.50toA
57. The marked price of the a watch is Rs. 1600. The shopkeeper gives successive discount of 10% and x% to the customer. It the customer pays Rs. 1224 for the watch, the value of x is = ?

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Solution:
Marked price of watch = Rs. 1600
After 1st discount of 10%
 = 1600×90100 = Rs. 1440
Customer pays (final selling price) = Rs. 1224
x100×1440=(14401224)x100×1440=216x=216×1001440x=15%
58. A single discount equivalent to discount series 20% , 20% and 10% is = ?

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Solution:
Single equivalent discount for 20% and 20%
=20+2020×20100=404=36%
Single equivalent discount for 36% and 10%
=36+1036×10100=463.6=42.4%
59. The single discount equivalent to the discount series of 20%, 10% and 5% is = ?

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Solution:
Single equivalent discount for 20% and 10%
=20+1020×10100=302=28%
Single equivalent discount for 28% and 5%
=28+528×5100=331.4=31.6%
60. Successive discount of p% and q% on the catalogue price of an article is equivalent to a single discount of = ?

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Solution:
=(pq+pq100)%