How do you solve successive discount problems?
How do you solve successive discount problems?
If the successive discounts d1, d2, and d3 are given on an item, then the selling price of that item is calculated by, SP = (1 – d1/100) x (1 – d2/100) x (1 – d3/100) x MP, where SP is selling price and MP is marked price.
What is known for a successive trade discount?
Successive discount is the discount offered on the discount. It is similar to compound interest (interest on interest). Let us have an example to understand the concept. Let the original price of a CD be ‘x’. a shopkeeper offers a discount of ‘y%’ and again ‘z%’ on the new price.
What is the total discount of two successive 20% and 15% discount?
Answer: ans: 32% see the explanation in the above image.
How do you find the combined discount?
Total discount = (x + y – xy / 100) %
- x = 10%, y = 20% and z = 30%
- Total discount = [10 + 20 – (10 x 20) / 100] % = (30 – 200 /100) % = 28% (let us say d)
Which is better a successive discount of 40% and 30% or a discount of flat 70 %?
Answer: Hence, A discount of flat 70% is better than a successive discount of 40 % and 30%.
Is 40 or 30 successive discount better?
Which is a better deal for customer a single discount of 14% or two successive discount of 12 and 2%?
A single discount of 14% and two successive discounts of 12% and 2%. Therefore, a single discount of 14% is better than two successive discounts of 12% and 2%.
Which is better a successive discount of 40 and 30?
Hence, A discount of flat 70% is better than a successive discount of 40 % and 30%.
Which is the single discount that is the same as three successive discounts of 20%?
∴ A single discount equivalent to three successive discounts is 31.184%.
Which is better offer two successive discount of 20% and 5% or a single discount of 25% give reason also?
A single discount of 25% will be better. Thus, 25% discount is better.
What is the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of and?
Hence, a single discount of 31% is equivalent to two given successive discounts.
