document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=980507>Question 980507</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The price of a shirt was discounted by 20% on Monday, then by another 30% on Tuesday.Its final price on Tuesday represents what percent of a discount from I its original price?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A)33%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B)40%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C)44%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "D)50%<BR>\n" );
document.write( "E)60%<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #601637 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=onlinepsa><B>onlinepsa(22)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=onlinepsa><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=onlinepsa><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=601637\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> In case of successive percentage change 'a' and 'b', the net percentage change is given by:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + b + (a * b)/100\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Here, a= -20; b= -30\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Net percentage change= -20 + -30 + (-20 * -30)/100 = -50 + 6 = - 44\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Net discount= 44 %\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Second method:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "20% discount is same as multiplying factor 0.80\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "30% discount is same as multiplying factor 0.70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Net multiplying factor = 0.80 * 0.70\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "=0.56\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Multiplying factor is 0.56; thus the discount is 100 - 56 = 44%.\r<BR>\n" );
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