Three successive discounts of 10%, 25% and 35% on the marked price of an item are equivalent to a single discount of:

A~ 56.1% ✓ Correct

B~ 43.9%

C70%

D~ 50.2%

Correct answer: (A) ~ 56.1%

Explanation

The single equivalent discount is about 56.1%.

Successive discounts multiply the retained fractions of the price.

Retained fraction = 0.90 x 0.75 x 0.65.

This equals 0.43875, so 43.875% of the price remains.

Discount = 100% - 43.875% = 56.125%, about 56.1%.

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