Find the single discount equivalent to two successive discounts of 10% and 5%.

85.5% 90% 75.5% 14.5%

14.5%

Discount first = 10% Discount second = 5% Successive discount =  x + y - \(\frac{x × y}{100}\) Successive discount =  10 + 5 - \(\frac{10 × 5}{100}\) = 14.5%