Question
The marked price of an article is Rs. 2000. A shopkeeper
gives a discount of 10% and then an additional cash discount of 5% on the reduced price. Find the overall discount percentage on the marked price.Solution
After first discount of 10%: Price₁ = 2000 × (1 − 10/100) = 2000 × 0.90 = 1800 After second discount of 5%: Selling price = 1800 × (1 − 5/100) = 1800 × 0.95 = 1710 Overall discount = 2000 − 1710 = 290 Overall discount % = (290 / 2000) × 100 = 14.5% Answer: Overall discount = 14.5%
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