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# What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 10%

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What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 15%?

(A) 25%

(B) 24%

(C) 24.5%

(D) 23.5%

(E) 22%

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Bunuel wrote:
What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 15%?

(A) 25%

(B) 24%

(C) 24.5%

(D) 23.5%

(E) 22%

Whenever applying two successive discounts, the second discount must be a percentage
of the first discount. In this case, the first discount of 10% reduces the price of 100 to 90.

The second discount of 15% will be on the amount of 90, which is $$\frac{15}{100} * 90 = \frac{15*9}{10} = \frac{135}{10} = 13.5%$$

Therefore, the successive discounts add up to $$\frac{10+13.5}{100} = \frac{23.5}{100}$$ = 23.5%(Option D) as a single discount
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Solution

Let’s apply the successive discounts of 10% and 15% on amount x.

After discount of 10%, x becomes:

• x – 10% of x = 0.9x

After discount of 15%, the final amount becomes:

• 0.9x * (1-0.15)
• x*0.9*0.85
• 0.765 x

Therefore, final amount after successive discount is 0.765 x.

Now, we need to find equivalent discount to successive discounts of 10% and 15%. Let’s denote equivalent discount by ”d”.

Thus,

• 0.765x= x- d % of x
• 0.765x= x- d/100 * x
• d/100 *x= 0.235 x
• d= 23.5%

Thus, equivalent discount to 10% and 15% is 23.5%.

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We can simply use the formula $$A + B + \frac{(A * B)}{100}$$ to find the successive discount.

• Let's assume $$A = - 10$$% and $$B = -15$$%

• Therefore, Final Discount $$= - 10 - 15 + \frac{(-10)(-15)}{100} = (-25 + 1.5)$$ % $$= 23.5$$ %

• Thus, equivalent discount to $$10$$% and $$15$$% is $$23.5$$%.

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Bunuel wrote:
What single discount is equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 15%?

(A) 25%

(B) 24%

(C) 24.5%

(D) 23.5%

(E) 22%

Ater an item is discounted by 10% and 15%, the price of the item is 0.9 x 0.85 = 0.765 of the original price. Thus, it is discounted by 1 - 0.765 = 0.235 = 23.5%.

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