Mental Maths Class 5 Comparing Quantities

Asked by AKSHAY GURU VARADHARAJAN · SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL, JAYANTI NAGAR.

If a shop offers a "Buy 2 Get 1 Free" deal, what is the actual percentage discount you are getting on the total number of items?

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A 50%
B 33.33%
C 25%
D 20%

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Answer: B. 33.33%

The answer is B) 33.33%, and the explanation is that you are getting 3 items but only paying for 2. Since 1 out of the 3 items is free, the discount is 1/3, which is 33.33%.

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