The marked price of an item was ₹12,500. Two successive discounts of 12% each was offered on its sale. What was the selling price (in ₹) of the item?

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  1. 9680
  2. 9500
  3. 9720
  4. 9620

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Option 1 : 9680
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Given:

Marked Price (MP) = ₹12,500

Discount 1 = 12%

Discount 2 = 12%

Formula used:

Selling Price (SP) after successive discounts = MP × (1 - D1/100) × (1 - D2/100)

Calculations:

SP = 12,500 × (1 - 12/100) × (1 - 12/100)

⇒ SP = 12,500 × 0.88 × 0.88

⇒ SP = 12,500 × 0.7744

⇒ SP = 9680

∴ The correct answer is option (1).

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