The marked price of a chair was Rs.5,000. The shopkeeper was offering a discount of 20%, but on further bargaining agreed to offer a successive discount and finally sold the chair for Rs.3,600. What was the second discount offered by the shopkeeper?
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Correct answer: B
Explanation
The correct answer is Option 2 i.e. 10%.
Let, the second discount be x
⇒ M.P. = Rs.5000
⇒ 5000 × 80% × (100 - x)% = 3600
⇒ 5000 × 80/100 × (100 - x)/100 = 3600
⇒ 100 - x = 90
⇒ x = 100 - 90 = 10%