Question : If two successive discounts of 10% and 20% are offered, then what is the net discount?
Option 1: 22%
Option 2: 28%
Option 3: 25%
Option 4: 20%
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Correct Answer: 28%
Solution : Single equivalent discount = $(a+b-\frac{a×b}{100}$)%, where $a$% and $b$% are successive discounts. Here, $a =10,b=20$ So, Single equivalent discount = $10+20-\frac{10×20}{100}=28$% Hence, the correct answer is 28%.
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Option 1: 31.5%
Option 2: 30%
Option 3: 27.5%
Option 4: 28%
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Option 1: 200
Option 2: 220
Option 3: 1100
Option 4: 2200
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Option 1: 25 : 11
Option 2: 25 : 14
Option 3: 28 : 11
Option 4: 27 : 16
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Option 1: Rs. 72.5
Option 2: Rs. 65.8
Option 3: Rs. 80.8
Option 4: Rs. 86.4
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Option 1: 20%
Option 2: 22.5%
Option 4: 25%
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