SOLUTION: ngesu was allowed a discount of 11% for goods worth sh. 8000 and a discount of 8.6 % for goods worth sh. 17,000.what percentage discount was she allowed altogether

Question 1183283: ngesu was allowed a discount of 11% for goods worth sh. 8000 and a discount of 8.6 % for goods worth sh. 17,000.what percentage discount was she allowed altogether

Answer by ikleyn(52816) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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The total cost before discount is  8000 + 17000 = 25000.


The total discount is the sum of partial discounts  0.11*8000 + 0.086*17000 = 2342.


The total discount percentage is   =  = 9.368%.    ANSWER

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