A reduction of 20 % in the price of mangoes enables a person to purchase 10 more for Rs 160 The cost of the mango before reduction was

• 20% = 10more mangoes for 160
  now 100% = 50mangoes,
  before a person can purchase 40 mangoes only
  so 40mangoes = Rs.160
  before reduction 1mango cost = 160/40 = Rs.4
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(0)
• let the original price is x
  after reduction the price is 4x/5
  160/(4x/5)-160/x=10
  40x=160
  x=4
  The cost of the mango before reduction was 4 rupees
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(3) No(0)
• cost of mango before reduction is Rs4
  let us consider cost of 1 mango as X and number of mangoes as A
  given:
  AX=160
  (A+10)(X-20X/100)=160
  by solving above 2 equations we get X=4 and A=40
• 11 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
• 160*20%=32
  
  10 = 32/80%
  1= 3200/10*80= 4
• 7 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(1)
• 160/(1*(100/20-1))
• 6 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)