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A shopkeeper offers the following two discount schemes.

A) Buy 3 get 4 free

B) Buy 5 get 6 free

Which scheme has the maximum discount percentage?

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A does not give any discount

A and B both have the same discount percentage

- Discount scheme A: Buy 3, get 4 free. This means you get a total of 7 items for the price of 3.

- Discount percentage = (4/7) * 100 = 57.14%

- Discount scheme B: Buy 5, get 6 free. This means you get a total of 11 items for the price of 5.

- Discount percentage = (6/11) * 100 = 54.55%

- Option 1: A provides a higher discount percentage compared to B.

- Option 2: Incorrect, A does give a discount.

- Option 3: Incorrect, A and B do not offer the same discount percentage.

- Option 4: Incorrect, as B provides a lesser discount compared to A.

Option: 1 - A gives the maximum discount percentage.