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In a government scheme if an electricity bill is paid before the due date one gets a reduction of 5 ...........

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In a government scheme, if an electricity bill is paid before the due date, one gets a reduction of 5% on the amount of the bill. By

paying the bill before the due date, a person got a reduction of Rs20. The amount of his electricity bill was:

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SSC CHSL 24th May 2022 Shift-3

Rs440

Rs400

Rs520

Rs420

- Under this government scheme, you get a 5% reduction on your electricity bill by paying early.

- The person received a reduction of Rs 20 for paying before the due date.

- This Rs 20 discount represents the 5% reduction.

- To find the original bill amount, let the bill be 'x'.

- Since 5% of 'x' equals Rs 20, set up the equation: 0.05 * x = 20.

- Solving for 'x': x = 20 / 0.05, which equals Rs 400.

Option:2- Rs400 is the correct answer.

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