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An Article Worth Rs. 1200 Is Given Two Successive Discounts Of 10 % And 10 % Respectively. What Is The Percentage Of Discount Which Is Equivalent To Give As Single Discount?

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Given, two successive DISCOUNT of 10 %.

LET, x = First discount = 10%, y = SECOND discount = 10%

Total Discount % = (x + y - [xy/100]) %

= (10 + 10 - [10x10/100]) %

= (20 - [100/100]) %

= (20 - 1) %

= 19%

Total Discount % which is equivalent for two successive discount of 10 % = 19%

Given, two successive discount of 10 %.

Let, x = First discount = 10%, y = second discount = 10%

Total Discount % = (x + y - [xy/100]) %

= (10 + 10 - [10x10/100]) %

= (20 - [100/100]) %

= (20 - 1) %

= 19%

Total Discount % which is equivalent for two successive discount of 10 % = 19%



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