GATE 2014 EE (EE1) – Question 8
Round-trip tourist tickets receive a 10% discount on total fare. Groups of 4 or more receive an additional 5% discount on total fare. One-way fare is ₹100/person. Find the fare for 5 tourists buying round-trip tickets (rupees).
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Correct answer: 850 to 850
Explanation
Five return tickets at twice the Rs100 one-way fare total Rs1000 before discounts. The official interpretation adds the10% return and5% group discounts on the original total, leaving85%×1000=**Rs850**. Successive discounts would yieldRs855, but that is not the keyed interpretation.