An article is sold for Rs. 372 after two successive discounts of 25% and 38% on its marked price. Total discount (in Rs.) is:

Let the marked price be M. After a 25% discount, the price becomes 0.75M. After a further 38% discount, the final selling price is 0.75M × 0.62 = 0.465M. Given that the selling price is Rs. 372, we have 0.465M = 372, so M = 372/0.465 = Rs. 800. The total discount is Rs. 800 - Rs. 372 = Rs. 428. Option A (380) is the marked price minus the selling price, not accounting for successive discounts correctly. Options B and D are computational errors.