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A reduction of 20% in the price of mangoes enables a person to purchase 12 more for Rs. 15. What was the price of 16 mangoes before reduction of price ?
A)Rs. 7 B)Rs. 5 C)Rs.6 D)Rs. 9

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Price=5:4
1part 12 mangoes
4parts 48 mangoes
48 mangoes -15rs
16 mangoes-5rs
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Ans. B) Rs 5

As price ruduce to 20% then
Let price of one mango be p.
then,
15/0.8p - 15/p = 12
after calculation we get, p = 0.3125
Now, price of 16 mangoes = 16 * 0.3125 = 5
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Ans: Rs. 5
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