Successive Discount – Verified PYQ Authority Guide
Successive Discount is treated here as a focused concept hub. The aim is to show exactly how this concept appears across verified PYQs, which formulas or relationships recur in the solved corpus, and which nearby concepts deserve revision next. Every factual learning cue below is drawn from the existing verified, published and approved English PYQ corpus or from its Knowledge Graph relationships; the hub does not invent unsupported technical claims.
PYQ evidence snapshot
22 verified PYQs are currently mapped to this Concept hub. The represented years include 2025. Exam coverage currently includes RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level. Subject context includes Quantitative Aptitude. These values come from live mappings and can expand automatically when new verified PYQs are added.
Most useful verified PYQs to solve first
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- A shopkeeper offers a single discount of 30% on a shirt priced at ₹800. Alternatively, he offers two successive discounts of 25% and 5% on the same shirt. What is the difference…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹10. - A shopkeeper offers the following schemes on toys of the same marked price. (A) Successive discounts of 6% and 39% on any number of toys bought. (B) Successive discounts of 48%, 16%…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches C. - A customer is given two options for purchasing a product priced at ₹8,000: Option 1: A single discount of 30%. Option 2: Successive discounts of 20% and 15%. Which option provides a…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches Option 2 and by ₹160. - The marked price of a cooker is the same at four shops I, II, III and IV. Shop I allows two successive discounts of 89% and 68%, shop II allows successive discounts…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches IV. - A jacket has a marked price of ₹5,000. The shopkeeper offers two successive discounts of 20% and 30%. What is the final selling price?
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹2,800. - An article is marked at ₹3,000. The shopkeeper offers successive discounts of 10% and 20%. What is the final selling price of the article?
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹2,160. - A mobile phone is marked at ₹8,000. If two successive discounts of 15% and 10% are given, what is the selling price?
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹6,120. - The marked price of a machine is ₹16,000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15% and N% to the customer. If the customer paid ₹12,240 for the machine, the value of…
RRB NTPC Under Graduate Level · 2025
Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches 10%.
Formula & key-relationship bank from verified solutions
Profit = SP − CP; Profit% = (Profit/CP) × 100
Use these as revision triggers and open the linked PYQ before applying a formula numerically; variable definitions and assumptions belong to the exact solved question.
Core ideas repeatedly reinforced by the solved corpus
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹10.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches C.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches Option 2 and by ₹160.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches IV.
- Use the standard Successive Discount method and simplify; the result matches ₹2,800.
Exam tips already validated in SRO solutions
- Identify the Successive Discount relationship before calculation and keep units/bases consistent.
Common mistakes to avoid
- Using a shortcut without checking its conditions or using the wrong base/unit.
Topic and concept coverage
Mapped topic labels include Profit, Loss and Discount. The concept trail includes Successive Discount. Use these labels as a revision map: move from the broad area to the narrow concept, solve a verified PYQ, inspect the detailed reasoning, and then attempt another question from the same cluster.
Knowledge Graph navigation
Continue with Discount, Profit, Loss and Discount, Arithmetic, Quantitative Aptitude. These are canonical SRO entity links based on the Knowledge Graph and shared question mappings, not keyword-stuffed tag pages.
How to revise this authority page efficiently
- Solve before reading: answer a mapped PYQ first.
- Read the exact explanation: verify the correct principle, formula, distractor logic and common mistake on that question page.
- Move one level in the graph: use the closest concept/sub-topic/topic link rather than opening unrelated content.
- Reattempt: solve another verified PYQ from this hub and check whether the same error repeats.
Quality scope: this page is automatically maintained from SRO’s verified mapped corpus. It enriches one canonical authority URL instead of generating multiple near-duplicate pages for keyword variants. Manual authority articles are never overwritten by the automated engine.