Successive Discounts Comparison
MAT 2018 · Mathematical Skills · Easy · Percentages
A shopkeeper has two alternatives: I. Giving 2 successive discounts of 20% and 30%. II. Giving 2 successive discounts of 39% and 15%.
Which of the following is true?
- A.
Alternative I is better for the customer.
- B.
Alternative I is better than a discount of 42% for the shopkeeper.
- C.
Alternative II is better than a discount of 40% for the customer.
- D.
No conclusion is possible.
Answer
C
Explanation
Equivalent discount for Alternative I = . Equivalent discount for Alternative II = . Since , Alternative II is better than a discount of 40% for the customer.
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