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On a Rs. 10, 000 payment order, a person has choice between 3 successive discounts of 10%, 10% and 30% and 3 successive discounts of 40%, 5% and 5%. By choosing the better one he can save (in Rupees):
(1) 200
(2) 255
(3) 400
(4) 433
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- Total Amount 10,000
1st Choice
10%=10/100*10,000=1000
10%=10/100*9000=900
30%=30/100*8100=2430
TOTAL DISCOUNT ON 1ST CHOICE=4330
2nd choice
40%=40/100*10,000=4000
5%=5/100*6000=300
5%=5/100*5700=285
TOTAL DISCOUNT ON 2ND CHOICE=4585
BETTER SAVINGS IS 4585-4330=255
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