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Question : Two successive price increases of 15% and 40% of an article are equivalent to a single price increase of:

Option 1: 61%

Option 2: 52%

Option 3: 55%

Option 4: 60%


Team Careers360 25th Jan, 2024
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Team Careers360 27th Jan, 2024

Correct Answer: 61%


Solution : For successive percentage change use the following formula, $x+y+\frac{xy}{100}$, where $x$ and $y$ are percentage increases or decreases, if increases take positive and if decreases take negative.
Given: $x$ = 15% and $y$ = 40%
$\therefore$ The equivalent price increase = $15+40+\frac{15×40}{100}= 61\%$
Hence, the correct answer is 61%.

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