Question: Marked price of a chair is Rs. 2000. After giving two successive discounts of 20 percent and x percent, the chair is sold for Rs. 1400. What is the value of x?

  1. 12.5 percent
  2. 20 percent
  3. 25 percent
  4. 10 percent

Answer: 12.5 percent

Solutions:
bulding equation selling price after 1 st dsicount
2000-0.2(2000)=1600
building equation after x discount
1600-(0.01)x1600=1400
200=0.01(x) 1600
1/8=12.5 percent

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