On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of: Answers:  A) 15 2/2  B) 17 3/2  C) 18 3/4  D) 19 2/3  E) 16 2/3
E   16 2/3   Clearly, the retailer gets 1 dozen out of 6 dozens free.   16 2/3quivalent discount = 1/6 * 100 = 16 2/3%.
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On an order of 5 dozen boxes of a consumer product, a retailer receives an extra dozen free. This is equivalent to allowing him a discount of: