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

Answer Posted / 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

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