By Mansi Yadav

Verified by Ajay Kumar

A saree is purchased for ₹644 after a discount of 8%, and another saree is purchased for ₹594 after a discount of 1%. If both sarees are considered as a single transaction, find the approximate overall discount percentage on the total marked price.

  1. 4.13%

  2. 5.07%

  3. 4.77%

  4. 5.50%

Answer: C

Solution

Solution: The first saree's marked price is \(644\div0.92=700\). The second saree's marked price is \(594\div0.99=600\). Total marked price = ₹1,300 and total selling price = ₹1,238. Total discount = ₹62. Overall discount percentage \(=\frac{62}{1300}\times100\approx4.77\%\). Trick: Recover each marked price, then calculate the total discount as a percentage of the combined marked price.

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