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A shopkeeper fixed the marked price of an article as ₹2,40,000. He gave 30% and 18% successive discounts on one article and 48% discount on another article of the same marked price. On which of the two articles did the shopkeeper get more benefit and how much more was it?
Asked in RRB Group D · 2026
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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Use the quick formula for two successive discounts: Effective Discount = a + b − (ab/100), where a% and b% are the two discounts.
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