Question

If a watch is sold with successive discount of 10% and 5% what will be the equivalent discount​

Answer 1

Answer:

⇒ Let A = First discount = 10% and B = Second discount = 5%.

⇒ Equivalent Discount = (A+B)−(

100

A×B

)

⇒ Equivalent Discount = (10+5)−(

100

10×5

)=15−0.5=14.5%