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

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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(52814) About Me  (Show Source):
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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  %282342%2F25000%29%2A100 = 2342%2F250 = 9.368%.    ANSWER

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