Practice Successive Discounts (2.6) - Commercial Mathematics

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Question 1.
What does M.P. stand for in successive discounts?
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It's the original price before any discount.
Question 2.
If an item has a marked price of $100 and a 10% discount, what is the price after the discount?
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Calculate 10% of 100.
3Question 3.
What is successive discount?
- Single discount applied
- Multiple discounts applied one after another
- No discount
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Think about times you've received more than one discount at a store.
4Question 4.
If a product has a marked price of $500 and is discounted by 20% and then 30%, is the selling price greater than $250?
- True
- False
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Apply both discounts to see the actual selling price.
Question 5.
A store sells a sofa for $1200. If there is a 10% discount followed by 20%, what is the final price?
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Calculate each discount stepwise.
Question 6.
An electronic gadget marked at $250 has two successive discounts of 30% and 25%. What will the final selling price be?
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Apply the discounts sequentially for an accurate result.

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