P6 Math: Additional Items Bought with Same Amount due to Percentage Discount

The same identical item is bought in different quantities by 2 different people with the same amount of money. This is due to one of them buying with discount and the other buying lesser (paying full price).

Such questions are common in P6 Prelim Papers and usually appears in Paper 2.

Calculator usage is allowed.

Veronica and Betty bought identical mugs from the mall.

Each girl spent a total of $360.

Veronica bought 5 more mugs than Betty because

the mugs that Veronica bought were sold at a 20% discount.

How many mugs did Betty buy?

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P6 Math: Different Percentage Discounts of Same Item purchased with Difference in Savings Given

An item is sold at 2 shops with the same original price at first.

With different percentage discounts from the 2 shops, the difference between the savings is also given.

Students will need to find out what is the percentage discount given at one of the shops.

Such questions are common in Paper 2 of P6 exams.

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A ukulele is sold in 2 different shops at the same price at first.

During a sale, Shop A gave 5% more discount than Shop B.

Buying a ukulele in Shop A will result in a savings of $3.40 more than
if the ukulele was bought in Shop B.

The ukulele was sold at Shop A at $51 after the discount.

What is the percentage discount given at Shop A?

A ukulele is a 4-string musical instrument that is smaller than a guitar

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P6 Math: Percentage Discount of 2 different items

This question presents itself with 2 items purchased.

The percentage discount of the first item is provided.

With the known discounted price of the first item and the total discount(value) of both items,

students must figure out the percentage discount of the second item.

Such questions are common in Paper 2 of P6 exams.

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At the first store, Kiera bought a tablet at a discount of 25% and 

paid $660 for the tablet after the discount.

At the second store, she bought a smartphone at $1320 after a discount.

The total discount of both the tablet and smartphone was $400.

a) What was the original price of the tablet before discount?

b)What was the percentage discount given for the smartphone?

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P6 Math: Different Percentage Discounts causing Different items to be Same Price

2 different items for sale at different discount percentages but has the same price after their respective discounts.

Such questions are common in Paper 2 of P6 Prelims and PSLE papers.
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A pen was for sale at a 15% discount and a vase was selling at a 20% discount.
Both items were sold at the same price after the discount.

Lisa wanted to buy both discounted items but was short of $36.

If she only bought the pen at the discounted price, she'd have $100 left.

How much more will she need if she were to buy both items without discount?

An intricate antique Chinese vase

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P6 Math: Discount on an already discounted price

The following question type requires student to understand that when 2 separate discounts are given, they are not cumulative. 
(ie their numerical percentages cannot be simply added together.)

Such questions are common in P6 exams and can appear in both Paper 1 and 2.
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Shayanne bought a watch from a store at Raffles Place.

There was a storewide discount of 20%.

Her credit card provided an additional 10% on the discounted price.

The original price of the watch at this store was $8000.

How much did Shayanne pay for the watch if she used her credit card?

(The total discount on the watch is definitely NOT 30%)

Luxurious Watches are also known as Timepieces

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P5/P6 Math : Percentage Discount of 2 items with One Discount Known

The question type belows will provide total price of 2 items after discount.

One of the items' discount(amount saved) will be given.

From the information, students will need to find out either the original price of

- item A

- item B

- both items

and/or how much was the discount ( amount not percentage ) given.

Such questions usually appear in Paper 2.

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During the summer sale,

Paul bought a TV and a fan, both at 25% discount.

He paid $930 altogether for both items after the discount.

He paid $50 lesser for the fan because of this discount.

What is the original price of the TV?

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P5/P6 Math: Discounted Price inclusive of GST given

This type of percentage question deals with the local Singapore tax system of GST ( aka Goods and Services Tax ), which is currently at 9% ( at March 2025).

A discount is given upon the purchase and the price of the discounted item includes the 9% GST.

Such questions will appear in P5 SA2 in Paper 2 and in P6 exams.

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At a sports store, Alan bought a pair of sneakers at a 25% discount.

Alan paid $176.58, inclusive of the 9% GST, for the pair of sneakers.

What is the original price of this pair of sneakers?

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