Question

In a shopping mall, there are three successive discounts on a party wear: 20%, 25% and x%. Finally, if a customer gets a net discount of 49%, what is the value
of x?
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Answer 1

let the value of x percent be x.

three successive discount 1)20,25 and third is x,which we want to find.

Net discount:49%

x+20+25+x=49

2x+20+25=49

2x+45=49

2x=49-45

2x=4

4/2x

x=2