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Successive discounts: single equivalent discount or final price paid

This type of question, asked 5 times: 29 Jan 2022 Tier II, 8 Aug 2022 Tier II, 3 Mar 2023 Tier II, 6 Mar 2023 Tier II, 26 Oct 2023 Tier II. All 5 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    29 Jan 2022 Tier II

    74
    A discount of 10% is offered on the price of an article if the payment is made online. An additional discount of 5% is given to credit card holders. A person wishes to buy a watch priced at ₹60,000 by paying online through credit card. How much does he need to pay (in ₹)?

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  2. Question 2

    8 Aug 2022 Tier II

    82
    Marked price of an article is ₹ 28000. It can be sold at one of the following ways: Way A: A single discount of 24 percent. Way B: Two successive discounts of 16 percent and 10 percent. Which way will have lowest selling price and what will be the value of it?

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  3. Question 3

    3 Mar 2023 Tier II

    14
    Find the single equivalent discount for successive discounts of 12%, 18% and 25% on the marked price of a car.

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  4. Question 4

    6 Mar 2023 Tier II

    24
    Successive discounts of 10% and 10% are equivalent to a single discount of:

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  5. Question 5

    26 Oct 2023 Tier II

    12
    What is the single discount equivalent to the successive discounts of 20%, 35%, and 10%?

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