Question

A television set has a marked price of ₹20,000. It is sold after two successive discounts. If the first discount is 15% and the final selling price is ₹15,300, what is the percentage of the second discount?

• A. 10%
• B. 12%
• C. 14%
• D. 15%

Answer 1

Answer:

A. 10%

Marked Price = ₹20,000

First discount = 15%

Price after first discount:

$20000 \times \frac{85}{100}$= ₹17,000

The final selling price is ₹15,300.

Let the second discount be (x%).

$17000\left(1-\frac{x}{100}\right)=15300$

$1-\frac{x}{100}=\frac{15300}{17000}=0.9$
$\frac{x}{100}=1-0.9=0.1$

x=10

Answer:

$\boxed{10\%}$