By Mansi Yadav

Verified by Ajay Kumar

A tin of cheese is marked at ₹1050 and is offered at an 11% discount. A tin of butter is marked at ₹1750 and is offered at a 32% discount. If a customer purchases 5 tins of cheese and 4 tins of butter, find the overall effective discount percentage on the total purchase.

  1. 18%

  2. 23%

  3. 28%

  4. 33%

Answer: B

Solution

Solution: Total marked price \(=5\times1050+4\times1750\) = ₹12,250. Total discount \(=0.11(5\times1050)+0.32(4\times1750)\) = ₹2,817.50. Effective discount \(=\frac{2817.50}{12250}\times100=23\%\). Trick: Calculate the total discount in rupees, then divide by the total marked price; do not simply average 11% and 32%.

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