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A store offers a trade discount of 16% on all items. In addition, they offer a “Buy four get one free” scheme on specific items. If a customer purchases five items each marked at ₹700 and the “Buy four get one free” scheme applies, what is the total discounted price for five items, the customer has to pay?
Asked in RRB JE CBT 1 · 2025
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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For “Buy 2 Get 1 Free”, the effective discount is 1/3 or 33⅓%.
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