2598Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of

(a) 30% (b) 32% (c) 34% (d) 35% (e) 36

• Successive discounts of 20% and 15% are equal to a single discount of 32 %.
  
  As final value after discount is 0.8*0.85 = 0.68 of original value.
  
  so discount is 0.32 of original value. means 32%.
• 13 years agoHelpfull: Yes(28) No(9)
• use formula: x+y+((x*y)/100)
  -20-15+((20*15)/100)
  Ans is 32.
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(0)
• suppose Cost Price is RS. 100
  
  then 20% discount means Selling Price is RS.80
  
  but again on this price there's a dicount of 15%
  
  therefore the final selling price is 80-(80*15)/100=RS.68
  
  therefore total dicount = ((CP-SP)*100)/CP=32%
• 5 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• successive discount of 20% and 25% are equal to 32%.
  suppose m is 20% and n is 15%
  and final value after discount is (m plus n-m*n/100) if mention successive discount.
• 8 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 20+15-(20*15)/100=32%
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)