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  1. List price of an article at a show room is ₹ 2,000 and it is being sold at successive discounts of 20 % and 10 %. Its net selling price will be :
    1. ₹ 1900
    2. ₹1700
    3. ₹ 1440
    4. ₹ 1400
Correct Option: C

Equivalent discount for successive discounts of 20% and 10%

= 20 + 10 −
20 × 10
%
100

= 28%
∴  Net selling price = 72 % of 2000
= ₹
72 × 2000
= ₹ 1440
100

Alternate method to solve this question:
Here, M.P. = ₹ 2000,
D1 = 20%, D2 = 10%
S.P. = M.P.
100 − D1
100 − D2
100100

= 2000 ×
100 − 20
100 − 10
100100

= 2000 ×
80 × 90
= ₹ 1440
10000



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