Profit, Loss and Discount · UPSC CDS/OTA · Question 6 of 30

Profit, Loss and Discount – Question 6

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Topic
Profit, Loss and Discount
Subject
Mathematics
Difficulty
Medium
Solve Time
45–60 sec

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Q · Profit, Loss and DiscountMedium · 45s

Find a single discount equivalent to the discount series of 25%, 20%, 10%.

TopicProfit, Loss and Discount
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min

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Profit, Loss and Discount Question 6 – UPSC CDS/OTA