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A shop keeper has announced 25% rebate on prices of ready-made garments at the time of sale. If a purchaser needs to have a rebate of Rs.400, then how many shirts, each costing Rs.320, should he purchase?

a)10 b)7 c)6 d)5

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d) 5

Each shirt costs Rs.320. Rebate allowed is 25%.
For each shirt it works out to 320/100 X 25 = Rs.80
Purchaser wants to have a rebate of Rs. 400. For each shirt he gets a rebate of Rs.80.
So for getting a rebate of Rs.400 he has to buy 400/80 = 5 shirts.
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