A shopkeeper is giving two consecutive discounts of 30% and 20%. The selling price of an article after discount whose MRP is 1200 is:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → 672
In successive discounts, the second discount is taken on the price left after the first, not on the MRP.
After 30% off: \(1200\times0.70=840\)
After a further 20% off: \(840\times0.80=672\)