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Profit, Loss & Discount · Question 63 of 72

Question 63

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A saree marked at ₹1,500 is sold for ₹1,080 after two successive discounts. The first discount is 20%. What is the second?

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer B

Correct answer: B

Explanation

  1. After the first discount: 80% of ₹1,500 = ₹1,200.

  2. The second discount takes ₹1,200 down to ₹1,080, a cut of ₹120.

  3. Second discount = 1201200×100=10%\frac{120}{1200} \times 100 = 10\%.

Worth noting

28% is the total discount on ₹1,500. 8% (28%−20%)(28\% - 20\%) forgets that the second discount is on ₹1,200.

Concept
Finding a missing successive discount
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55 s
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