a shop sells chocolate. it is used to sell chocolate for rs 2 each but there were no sales at that price. when it reduced the price all the chocolate sold out at that price enabling the shopkeeper to realize rs 164.90 from the chocolate alone if the new price was not less than half the original price quoted. how many chocolates were sold

• ans:97.factorize 1649= 17*97, as cost is not less than half of original so the reduced cost is 1.7 therefore the no:of chocolates sold is 97.
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• ANSWER IS : 1.7
  
  Sol: 16490 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 97
  Now now chocolate price should be greater than 1 and less than 2. So 2 x 5 x 17 = 170
  So Total chocolates sold = 97 and New chocolate price = Rs.1.7
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