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  1. A shopkeeper marks the price of an article at ₹ 80. What will be the selling price, if he allows two successive discounts of 5% each?
    1. ₹ 72.2
    2. ₹ 72
    3. ₹ 85
    4. ₹ 7.2
Correct Option: A

Single equivalent discount = 5 + 5 −
25
%
100

Single equivalent discount = 9
3
=
39
%
44

∴  S.P. = 80 ×
361
= ₹ 72.2
400

Alternate method to solve this question :
Here, M.P. = 80, D1 = 5%, D2 = 5%, S.P. = ?
S.P. = M.P.
100 − D1
100 − D2
100100

S.P. = 80
100 − 5
100 − 5
100100

S.P = 80 ×
95
×
95
= ₹ 72.2
100100



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