Question

The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of

Answer 1

`100\%-25\%=75\%=(75)/(100)=0.75\\\\100\%+20\%=120\%=(120)/(100)=1.2\\\\1.2\cdot0.75=0.9=0.9\cdot100\%=90\%\\\\100\%-90\%=10\%\\\\Answer:Single\ reduction\ is\ 10\%.`