document.write( "Question 1165458: Mac's wholesale buys from a distributor which allows discounts of 25%, 20%, 5%.
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document.write( "(a)  (1-0.25)*(1-0.20)*(1-0.05) = 0.75*0.7*0.95 = 0.49875 = 1 - 0.50125.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     An equivalent single discount is 50.125%.\r\n" );
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document.write( "(b)  Two consecutive discounts of 30% and 20%  make the equivalent discount \r\n" );
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document.write( "         (1-0.3)*(1-0.2) = 0.7*0.8 = 0.56 = 1 - 0.44\r\n" );
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document.write( "      of 44%.\r\n" );
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document.write( "     So, three consecutive discounts of (a) are \"better\" than two consecutive discounts of (b).\r\n" );
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