A single discount equivalent to three successive discounts
of 20%, 25% and 10% is
a) 55% b) 50% c)48% d)46%

plz specify the method... thanks

Answer Posted / uday

let the value of the product be =x
after 20%discount the value becomes=x-(.2x)=.8x
now 25%discount on this value is given by=(.8x)(1-.25)
another 10%discount gives the cost as =(.8x)(1-.25)(1-.10) so the final cost is .54x
hence discount =1-.54=.46
that is 46% discount

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