Question : After successive discounts of 10% and 5%, an article was sold for Rs.342. What was the original price of the article?
Option 1: Rs. 400
Option 2: Rs. 342
Option 3: Rs. 300
Option 4: Rs. 442
Correct Answer: Rs. 400
Solution : Let the original price of the mobile be Rs. $x$. Single equivalent discount = $(a+b-\frac{a×b}{100}$)%, where $a$% and $b$% are successive discounts. Discount = $(10+5-\frac{50}{100}$)% = 14.5% Selling price of the article = $\frac{100-\text{Discount}\ \%}{100}$ × original price ⇒ $342 = \frac{100-14.5}{100} \times x$ ⇒ $342 = \frac{85.5}{100} \times x$ ⇒ $x = \frac{342 \times 100}{85.5}$ $\therefore x= 400$ Hence, the correct answer is Rs. 400.
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