Question

An article is sold at two discounts of 60% each given one after the other. The equivalent discount overall is___.

• A. 90%
• B. 96%
• C. 120%
• D. 84%

Answer 1

The correct option is D 84%

Let Marked Price(MP) = ₹ 100

After first discount of 60% we get : 100 - $\frac{60}{100}\times$ 100 = ₹100 - ₹60 = ₹40

After second discount of 60% we get : 40 - $\frac{60}{100}\times$ 40 = ₹40 - ₹24 = ₹16

Overall equivalent discount = $\frac{100-16}{100}\times 100$ = 84%