Question

after getting two successive discounts a shirt with a list price of 150 is available at rs.105
if the second discount is 12.5 % find the first discount​

Answer 1

ANSWER

Let the first discount be x%

Then,87.5% of (100-x)% of 150= 105

⇒

100

87.5

×

100

100−x

×150=105

⇒100−x=

87.5×150

105×100×100

⇒100−x=80

⇒x=20%