A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils
or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for travelling expenses
and purchased 5 pencils.So how many books he can purchase
with the remaining money.
a) 4 b) 3 c) 5 d)none

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A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / pirate

25 pencils = 100 , so each pencil is Rs 4/-
15 books = 100, so each book is 100/15

Now, he has kept aside 15%, that is 15 Rs

So, remaining is (5*4) + X * (100/15) + 15 = 100

X * (100/15) = 100 - 15 -20, so,

X = 65 * 15 / 100 = 39/4 ~ 9

So, answer is none.

Is This Answer Correct ?    48 Yes 5 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / lime

he has rs100
rs 100 buys 25 pencils @ rs 4 each
rs 100 buys 15 books @ rs 6.66 each


rs 100
-15 = he keeps 15%
-20 = he buys 5 pencils
------
rs 65

65 / 6.66 per book = 9 books = 59.94

he buys 9 books and has rs 5.06 change

Is This Answer Correct ?    34 Yes 1 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / monu jain

he has rs100
rs 100/25 = rs 4 per pencil
rs 100/15 = rs 6.66 per book


rs 100 - 15(he keeps 15%) - 20 (he buys 5 pencils)
=
rs 65 then

65 / 6.66 per book = 9 books = 59.94
65 - 59.94 = 5.06 means
he buys 9 books and has rs 5.06 change

Is This Answer Correct ?    17 Yes 0 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / pkb

none

Is This Answer Correct ?    19 Yes 5 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / prantik biswas

d) none


I think it will be nine.

Is This Answer Correct ?    16 Yes 4 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / sriram

none

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 4 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / rahul

he has rs100
rs 100/25 = rs 4 per pencil
rs 100/15 = rs 6.66 per book


rs 100 - 15(he keeps 15%) - 20 (he buys 5 pencils)
=
rs 65 then

65 / 6.66 per book = 9 books = 59.94
65 - 59.94 = 5.06 means
he buys 9 books and has rs 5.06 change

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 0 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / dinesh

none

travelling expenses=15
one pencil=Rs.4=(100/25)
one book=(100/15)=6.67

remaining =100-(15+(4*5))
=65
=> he can bye morethan 5 books

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 5 No

A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / neelu

3 pencils

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A person has Rs 100/- in his pocket, he can as 25 pencils or 15books.He kept 15% of the money for ..

Answer / manjunath

15% of 100 is 15 rs
and he purchase 5 pencil i,e 5*4=20
there fore 20+15=35 remaining 65
65/15=4.333333
ans is 4 books
all the best

Is This Answer Correct ?    0 Yes 11 No

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