SOLUTION: which price is better for the buyer, a 40% discount or two successive discounts of 20%?

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Question 246466: which price is better for the buyer, a 40% discount or two successive discounts of 20%?
Answer by rfer(16322) About Me  (Show Source):
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40% once is better because the second 20% is taken from a smller amount than the first.