Question

During a film festival, a series of two successive discounts is offered on the sale of movie tickets. A discount of $x\%$ is offered on the sale price of the ticket and an additional discount of $x\%$ is offered on the discounted price of the ticket. If the total discount is equivalent to $36\%$, then what is the value of $x$?

• A. $17\%$
• B. $18\%$
• C. $19\%$
• D. $20\%$

Answer 1

Answer: (D)

$20\%$

Answer 2

The correct answer is (D): $20\%$