Q. A person paid Rs. 17000 for a motor car after a single discount of 15%. If he is given successive discounts of 5% and 10% then how much he would pay?
Answer:
Rs. 17010
Notes: Let ‘x’ be the marked price
Single discount = 15%
=> 100 – 15 = 85
85% of x = 17000
$ \therefore x = \frac{17000}{85}\times 100 = 20000 Rs.$
∴ Required SP =
$ = 20000\times \frac{95}{100}\times \frac{90}{100}$
$ = 180\times 95 = 17100 Rs. $
Hence option [C] is correct answer.