SSC GD Constable previous year question
A salesman offers a discount scheme of 'Buy 25 and get 5 free' on the purchase of notebooks in his shop. He professes that a notebook costs him ₹10, but in reality, it costs him ₹5. Find the difference between his profit percentage and scheme discount.
Asked in SSC GD Constable 2025: 07 Feb 2025 Shift 2 · Quantitative Aptitude
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Correct answer: (C) 50%
Effective SP per notebook = (25×10)/30 = ₹8.33; profit% = (8.33−5)/5×100 ≈ 66.67%; scheme discount% = (10−8.33)/10×100 ≈16.67%; difference = 66.67−16.67 = 50%.
हिंदी में प्रश्न
एक दुकानदार अपनी दुकान में नोटबुक की खरीद पर '25 खरीदें और 5 मुफ्त पाएं' की छूट योजना प्रस्तुत करता है। वह दावा करता है कि एक नोटबुक की लागत उसे ₹10 है, लेकिन वास्तव में इसकी लागत उसे ₹5 है। उसके लाभ प्रतिशत और योजना छूट के बीच का अंतर ज्ञात करें।
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सही उत्तर: (C) 50%
प्रति नोटबुक प्रभावी विक्रय मूल्य = (25×10)/30 = ₹8.33; लाभ% = (8.33−5)/5×100 ≈ 66.67%; योजना छूट% = (10−8.33)/10×100 ≈16.67%; अंतर = 66.67−16.67 = 50%।
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