An article is marked at a price of Rs. 200. In case 1, a discount of 40% is offered on it. In case 2, two successive discounts of 36% and 4% are offered on the same article. What is the difference between the discounts offered in the two cases?

For case 1, a single discount of 40% on Rs. 200 amounts to 0.40 x 200, or Rs. 80. For case 2, using the successive discount formula, the net discount percentage is 36 + 4 minus ((36 x 4) / 100), which equals 40 minus 1.44, or 38.56%. The discount amount for case 2 is 0.3856 x 200, which equals Rs. 77.12. The difference between the discounts is 80 minus 77.12, resulting in Rs. 2.88. The result is Rs. 2.88.

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