The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of

a. 45%

b. 40%

c. 35%

d. 32.5%

e. 30%

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Selina Dean

27 November, 03:32

The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of

a. 45%

b. 40%

c. 35%

d. 32.5%

e. 30%

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Chaim Callahan · Answer 1

It should be 40 percent.

You can think of it as starting with 100 as in 100 dollars or 100 tic tacs

If you take away 25%, you take away 25 tic tacs and now you only have 75.

From your 75, you take away 20% which is equal to 15. 75 - 15=60

If you look at the end result of 60, you can see that that is 100 - 40 so 40% of the total was taken off

The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction ofa. 45%b. 40%c. 35%d. 32.5%e. 30%

The price of a cycle is reduced by 25 per cent. The new price is reduced by a further 20 per cent. The two reductions together are equal to a single reduction of

a. 45%

b. 40%

c. 35%

d. 32.5%

e. 30%