Question
What is the single discount
percentage equivalent to three consecutive discounts of 10%, 25%, and 18%?Solution
ATQ,
Let the price of the article be Rs. '100p' Price after three successive discounts
= 100p × 0.9 × 0.75 × 0.82
= Rs. 55.35p Therefore, required discount = [(100p - 55.35p) ÷ 100p] × 100 = 44.65%
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