Question

Find a single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 20% and 10%.​

Answer 1

Given

Single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 20%

We Find

Successive Discount

We Doing

Let the market price of An Book set is Rs. 1000

☆ The First discount is 20 %

= 1000 / 100 × 20

= Rs. 200

So, 1000 - 200 = Rs 800

☆ Second discount is 10 %

= 800 / 100 × 10

= 80

So, 800 - 80 = Rs. 720

Hence, After second discount = 800 - 720 = Rs. 80

According to the question

Now, We Find Single discount equivalent to given successive discount :-

= ( 100 - 80 ) %

= 20 %

Hence, Successive Discount of given is 20 %

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