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If 2 T-shirts are offered free on purchase of 5 T-shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each T-shirt?

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If 2 T-shirts are offered free on purchase of 5 T-shirts, what is the effective discount (in %) on each T-shirt?
  • A29
  • B20
  • C40
  • D50
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Total T-shirts to be sold = 5 + 2 = 7 T-shirts

Initially there were 5 T-shirts without discount

⇒ Discount can be given as = (7 - 5) × 100/7

⇒ Discount is 28.57%

∴ it is equivalent to 29% discount