A single discount of 40% is exactly equivalent to two successive discounts of 25% and x%. The value of x is:

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20. 0.75 × (1 − x/100) = 0.60 → 1 − x/100 = 0.80 → x = 20. (Subtracting 40 − 25 = 15 assumes the two discounts add, but the second one is taken on the price already reduced by the first.)

A single discount of 40% is exactly equivalent to two successive discounts of 25% and $x$ %. The value of $x$ is:

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