Multiple choice

Successive discounts of 10 % and 5 % are given on the marked price of a cupboard. If the customer pays Rs. 2052, then what is the marked price?

  1. Rs. 2500

  2. Rs. 2450

  3. Rs. 2400

  4. Rs. 2550
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C Correct answer
Explanation

After successive discounts of 10% and 5%, the final price is 90% × 95% = 85.5% of marked price. So marked price = 2052 ÷ 0.855 = Rs. 2400. Successive discounts multiply, not add.

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