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Nandan purchased 54 notebooks of price ₹76 each from a dealer who gives 1 notebook free on purchasing 1 dozen notebooks. The dealer also gives a discount of 10% on paying the amount in cash. Find the amount paid by Nandan for his purchase if he chose to pay it in cash.

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDiscount and MPSchemes BasedPunjab Police Constable2023
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A free-item scheme is not the same as applying the same percentage discount to each listed item unless the effective values match.

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Option B — ₹3,420

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A single equivalent discount is always based on the original marked price, even though individual discounts are applied sequentially.

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Profit and Loss has appeared in 185 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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