CAT 2020 Exam Shift 2 Solved Paper

Question : 52 of 76

Marks: +1, -0

In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent

₹ 150

more due to price increase of rice and wheat by

20 \%

and

12 \%

, respectively. If John had spent

₹ 450

on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?

Solution:

Amount spent on rice in May

=450 × 1.2=? 540

.
If the amount spent on wheat in April is

w

, then in May it would be

1.12 {w}

.
Given,

(1.12 w+540)-(w+450)=150

⇒ 12 w=60

⇒ w=500

∴

The amount spent on wheat in May

=1.12

w i.e.,

? 560

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