Quantitative Aptitude Ques 2410

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 $