Two successive discounts of 10% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of______.
14.5%
The correct answer is Option 3 i.e. 14.5%.
Single discount = x + y + xy/100
⇒ -10 - 5 + 50/100
⇒ -15 + 0.5 = -14.5% [negative sign shows discount]
Important Questions from Discount and MP
A single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 15% and 25% is:
Ramesh purchases 75 articles for ₹ 10800 and sells them at a loss equal to the selling price of 5 articles. What will be the selling price of one article?
A TV was available for Rs. 14,500. The price came down to Rs. 11,890 during the Diwali sale. What is the percentage discount?
A shopkeeper marks the marked price of an article 30% more than its real price and offers 10% discount. What is the gain percentage?
An article was sold for Rs. 1,215 after giving a discount of 19%. If a discount of 17.5% is given, then for how much (in Rs.) should the article be sold?
