Q. The difference between a discount of 40% on Rs. 500 and two successive discounts of 30% and 10% on the same amount is:
Answer: Rs. 15
Notes: Single equivalent discount of two consecutive discount of 30% and 10%. $ = 30+10-\frac{30\times 10}{100} = 37\%$ ∴ Required difference = 40% of 500 – 37% of 500 $ = 500\times \frac{3}{100} = 15\ Rs.$ Hence option [C] is correct answer.