Multiple choice

The marked price of a pen is Rs.3000. The shopkeeper gives two successive discounts of 15% and a% to the customer. If the customer pays Rs.2142 for the pen, then what is the value (in percentage) of a? एक पेन का अंकित मूल्य 3000 रुपये है । दुकानदार 15 % और a% की दो क्रमागत छूट ग्राहक को देता है। यदि ग्राहक पेन के लिए 2142 रुपये अदा करता है, तो a का मान (प्रतिशत में) क्या है?

  1. 16

  2. 14

  3. 18

  4. 17
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A Correct answer
Explanation

After 15% discount: 3000 × 0.85 = 2550. Final price after a% discount: 2550 × (1-a/100) = 2142. Solving gives 1 - a/100 = 0.84, so a = 16%.

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