Wipro Company Numerical Ability Arithmetic

A butler is promised Rs. 100 and a cloak as his wages for a year. After 7 months he leaves this service, and receives the cloak and Rs.20 as his due. How much is the cloak worth?
(a) 76 (b) 84 (c) 92 (d) 68

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let be the price of clock is=x
according to the Question
100+x/12=20+x/7

the the value of x is 92
answer is (c)92
10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(12) No(1)

let,claok=x
salary in 12 months=x+100
salary/month=(x+100)/12
salary in 7 months=7*(x+100)/12
acc to question,salary in 7 months=x+20
hence,7*(x+100)/12=x+20
=>7x+700=12x+240
=>x=92
answer is 92(c)
9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)

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