Q. Two successive discounts of 20% and 5% are equivalent to a single discount of
✅ Correct Answer: (B)
24%
Explanation: Here, r1 = 20% and r2 = 5%
∴ Required percentage
= r1 + r2 - (r1 x r2)/100%
= 20 + 5 - (20 x 5)/100
= 25 - 1
=24%
Explanation by: Sandeep
Here, r1 = 20% and r2 = 5%
∴ Required percentage
= r1 + r2 - (r1 x r2)/100%
= 20 + 5 - (20 x 5)/100
= 25 - 1
=24%
∴ Required percentage
= r1 + r2 - (r1 x r2)/100%
= 20 + 5 - (20 x 5)/100
= 25 - 1
=24%