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Find a Single Discount (As a Percent) Equivalent to Following Successive Discounts: 20%, 10% and 5% - Mathematics

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Find a single discount (as a percent) equivalent to following successive discounts:
20%, 10% and 5%

Sum
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Solution

Successive discount = 20%, 10% and 5%

Let M.P. = ₹100

∴ S.P. after three discounts

∴ S.P.`=("M.P."(100-"Discount%"))/100`

`=₹(100(100-20)(100-10)(100-5))/(100xx100xx100)`

`=₹(100xx80xx90xx95)/(100xx100xx100)`

`=₹342/5`

∴ Total discount`=100-342/5`

`=(500-342)/5=158/5`

∴ Single discount`=158/5%`

= 31.6%

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Chapter 8: Profit, Loss and Discount - Exercise 8 (D) [Page 98]

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Selina Concise Mathematics [English] Class 8 ICSE
Chapter 8 Profit, Loss and Discount
Exercise 8 (D) | Q 15.3 | Page 98

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