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2014 AMC 10BProblem 11P11-15~3 minPrint
Ratios, Percents & AveragesSet up the equation/formula and compute; no special trick needed

For the consumer, a single discount of n%n\% is more advantageous than any of the following discounts:

(1) two successive 15%15\% discounts

(2) three successive 10%10\% discounts

(3) a 25%25\% discount followed by a 5%5\% discount

What is the smallest possible positive integer value of nn ?

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