Quantitative Aptitude Ques 842

Question: Two successive discounts of a% and b% on the marked price of an article are equivalent to the single discount of

Options:

A) $ (a+b) $ %

B) $ ( a+b-\frac{ab}{100} ) $ %

C) $ ( \frac{a+b}{100} ) $ %

D) $ ( \frac{a+b}{2} ) $ %

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

  • Single discount equivalent to two successive discounts a% and b%,
    $ =( a+b-\frac{ab}{100} ) $ %