The marked price of an article is ₹740. After two successive discounts of 15% and x%, it is sold for ₹566.10. What is the value of x ?

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MP of the article = Rs. 740 Discount = 15% After getting 15% discount the first SP = 740 × \(\frac{17}{20}\) = 629 Second SP of the article = Rs. 566.10 Second discount = 629 – 566.10 = 62.9 ∴ Second discount percentage = \(\frac{62.9}{629}\) × 100 = 10%