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A retailer offers the following discount schemes for buyers on an article.Scheme I. Two successive discounts of 19% and 15%.Scheme II. Two successive discount of 18% and 13%.Scheme III. Two successive discounts of 26% and 9%.Scheme IV. A discount of 30%.The selling price will be maximum under which scheme?
Asked in DSSSB MTS · 2026
Discount and MP · Quantitative Aptitude
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For successive discounts a% and b%, net discount = a + b − ab/100.
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If a product gets discounts of \(a\%\) and \(b\%\), focus on their combined effect rather than adding them directly.
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