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} ) $ %