Shyam and Santosh visit a departmental store to make the following purchases. Find the total bill. Items Quantity Price per unit VAT Tube light 4 pieces ₹ 54 10 % Toothpaste 2 pieces ₹ 75 8 % Milk 3 packets ₹ 20 2 % Shoe polish 1 piece ₹ 42 4 % Vegetables 2 kg ₹ 30 5 %

4 pieces of tube light prize cost ₹ 54 per unit. Total cost of tube lights = 4 × 54 = ₹ 216 Percentage of VAT on Tube lights = 10 % = 216 × 10 100 + 216 ⇒ ₹ 237 . 6 2 pieces of Toothpaste cost ₹ 75 per unit Total cost of toothpaste = 2 × 75 = ₹ 150 Percentage of VAT on Toothpaste = 8 % = 150 × 8 100 + 150 = ₹ 162 3 pieces of Milk cost ₹ 20 per unit Total cost of milk = 3 × 20 = ₹ 60 Percentage of VAT on Milk = 2 % = 2 × 60 100 + 60 = ₹ 61 . 2 1 piece of Shoe polish costs ₹ 42 Percentage of VAT on Shoe polish = 4 % = 4 × 42 100 + 42 = ₹ 43 . 68 2 kg Vegetables cost ₹ 30 per unit Total cost of vegetables = 2 × 30 = ₹ 60 Percentage of VAT on Vegetables = 5 % = 5 × 60 100 + 60 = ₹ 63 Therefore total bill = 63 + 43 . 68 + 61 . 2 + 162 + 237 . 6 ⇒ ₹ 567 . 48

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.2>Q 8

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Earn 100

A trader offers two successive discounts of $10 %$ and $8 %$ on an article whose marked price is $₹ 4, 600$ . Find its selling price.

Important Questions on Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.2>Q 9

Which is more favourable to the seller and by how much

₹ 800

with

20 %

discount or the same amount with successive discounts of

12 %

and

10 %

?

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.2>Q 10

A mobile phone was marked at

35 %

above the cost price and a discount of

20 %

was given on the marked price. Find the profit

%

or loss

%

made by the shopkeeper.

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.2>Q 11

A laptop was marked at

₹ 32, 000

. The shopkeeper announced a discount of

20 %

on the laptop. But due to some defect in the laptop, he had to further discount it by

10 %

. At what price was the laptop sold?

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.3>Q 1

A geometry box is marked for

₹ 45

. If the rate of sales tax is

7 %

, find the amount a customer has to pay for it.

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.3>Q 2

Anushka and her family go out for dinner. Their total bill including

4 % VAT

was

₹ 2, 100

. What was the actual amount of bill excluding

VAT

?

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.3>Q 3

A blazer is marked in a shop for

₹ 1, 250

. Rate of

VAT

is

7 %

. Akriti tells the shopkeeper to lower the rate to an extent that she has to pay nothing more than

₹ 1, 250

including

VAT

. Find the reduction required.

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START UP MATHEMATICS>Chapter 12 - Profit, Loss, Discount, Tax>EXERCISE 12.3>Q 4

Shyam and Santosh visit a departmental store to make the following purchases. Find the total bill.

Items	Quantity	Price per unit	VAT
Tube light	$4$ pieces	$₹ 54$	$10 %$
Toothpaste	$2$ pieces	$₹ 75$	$8 %$
Milk	$3$ packets	$₹ 20$	$2 %$
Shoe polish	$1$ piece	$₹ 42$	$4 %$
Vegetables	$2$ kg	$₹ 30$	$5 %$