The store price of a chair is Rs.2,000. The successive discounts offered by the store is 10% and 15%. Calculate the total discount percentage for the chair.

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SSC GD Constable (2022) Official Paper (Held On : 13 Feb 2023 Shift 1)

Answer 1

Given:

Store price of a chair = Rs.2,000

Successive discounts offered by the store = 10% and 15%

Concept:

Successive percentage change (discount here) is given by (a + b - ab/100)

Solution:

⇒ Total discount = 10 + 15 - (10 × 15/100)

⇒ Total discount = 25 - 1.5

⇒ Total discount = 23.5%

Hence, the total discount percentage for the chair is 23.5%.