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A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price.
(A) Successive discounts of 39% and 3% on any number of toys bought.
(B) Successive discounts of 36%, 13% and 8% on any number of toys bought.
(C) 18% discount on the first 2 toys and 41% discount on each toy thereon.
(D) 5 toys free of cost on buying 7 toys.
A customer wants to buy 7 toys. Which of the above schemes is the least beneficial to her?

Asked in RRB NTPC (UG) CBT-I · 2026
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDiscount and MPSchemes BasedRRB NTPC (UG) CBT-I2026
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When the first discount is applied, the second discount works on the reduced price—not on the original marked price.

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