Question: A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate on marked price. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40, then how many shirts, each with a marked price of Rs. 32, should he purchase?
Options:
A) 7
B) 8
C) 5
D) 6
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
- Rebate on one shirt $ =32\times \frac{25}{100}=Rs.,8 $
Now, rebate of Rs. 8 gets = 1 shirt
$ \therefore $ Rebate of Rs. 1 gets $ \text{=}\frac{1}{8},shirts $
$ \therefore $ Rebate of Rs. 40 gets $ \text{=}\frac{1}{8}\times\text{ 40},\text{=},5,shirts $