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The original price of a music set is ₹8,600. The price is discounted by 10% and then raised by 25%. What is its new price (in ₹)?

Asked in PGCIL Diploma Trainee (Civil) · 2025
Successive Percentage Change · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudePercentageSuccessive Percentage ChangeInitial or Final ValuePGCIL Diploma Trainee (Civil)2025
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To find the initial value after an x% decrease, divide the final value by (1 − x/100).

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Questions Asked from Percentage in Previous Exams

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43UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
29SSC Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
23Railways Questions Asked in These Years:2016, 2018, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026
42State PSC Questions Asked in These Years:2002, 2004, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Percentage has appeared in 137 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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