Question

An article is sold for rs528 after successive discounts of 20% and 12%. What is the marked price of the article?
3780
3740
3760
5750
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Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the discount price bex.

After the first discount, price=(1−x)1000

After the second discount, price=(1−x)(1−x)1000=(1−x)

2

1000

After the third discount, price=(1−x)(1−x)(1−x)1000=(1−x)

3

1000

According to the question

(1−x)

3

1000=512

(1−x)

3

=512/1000

(1−x)=8/10

x=1/5

Required percentage is (1/5)×100=20%.

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