Question
A laptop with a list price of Rs. 50,000 is available at
Rs. 28,000 after two successive discounts. If the second discount is 10%, find the first discount percentage.Solution
Let the first discount =x% Second discount =20% ATQ- 50000×(100-x)/100 × (100-10)/100 =28000. (100-x) ×90 =5600 9000-90x =5600 90x =3400 X=3400/90 X =37.7%.
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