Question

Find the single equivalent to 2 succesive discounts of 15% and 20%

Answer 1

The single equivalent discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 20% is calculated to be 32%, meaning the final price is 68% of the original price.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question is asking to calculate the single equivalent discount for two successive discounts of 15% and 20%.

To solve this, we first consider the initial price of an item to be 100%.

First, we apply the 15% discount:

100% - 15%

= 85% of the original price remains.

Now we apply the 20% discount on the remaining price:

85% - (20% of 85%)

= 85% - 17%

= 68% of the original price remains.

Therefore, the single equivalent discount is:

100% - 68%

= 32%.

The single equivalent discount when applying two successive discounts of 15% and 20% is thus 32%.