SQL Exercises: Find the name and price of the cheapest item(s)

SQL Basic Select Statement: Exercise-30 with Solution

From the following table, write a SQL query to find the cheapest item(s). Return pro_name and, pro_price.

Sample table: item_mast

Sample Solution:

SELECT pro_name, pro_price
   FROM item_mast
   WHERE pro_price = 
    (SELECT MIN(pro_price) FROM item_mast);

Output of the Query:

pro_name	pro_price
ZIP drive	250.00
Mouse	    250.00

Code Explanation:

The above query in SQL that selects the pro_name and pro_price columns from the table named 'item_mast' where the pro_price is equal to the minimum pro_price value in the table. As a result, the function returns the pro_name and the pro_price of the item in the table that has the lowest price in the table.

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