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Maths Puzzle
Numerical Ability
Arithmetic
A discount of 20% on one article is the same as a discount of 25% on another article. The cost prices of two articles respectively can be (in Rs):
(A) 1000, 800
(B) 600, 800
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- let price of 1st article is x and 2nd article y
then according to question
20/100*x=25/100*y
now put x=1000 we get y=800
so correct ans is (A) - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(3)
- (20/100)*1000=200;
(25/100)*800=200;
so the prices of two articles 1000,800 - 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- @Vikas Rathore how u put x=1000 explain ..
- 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- Let the prices of two articles be X and Y
From the question 20X/100 = 25Y/100
X/Y = 25/20
Thus the ratio of prices of two articles is 5 : 4
Any two amounts in the ratio 5 : 4 will satisfy the condition.
In the above instance, Rs. 1000 and Rs. 800 is the answer. - 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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