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Saeed allows two successive discounts of 30% and 10% on the marked price of a pen, which is equal to a single discount of ₹592. Then how much profit (in %) will Saeed get on that pen, if the cost price is ₹900?

Asked in RRB Section Controller · 2025
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossDiscount and MPSuccessive DiscountsRRB Section Controller2025
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For three or more discounts, multiplying factors is safer than using repeated formulas.

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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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