Percentage Practice Test 6 with solutions

Question : 17 of 40

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The price of flour falls by 15%. How much flour can be bought with the money that was sufficient to buy 15 kg of flour previously?

17.65 kg
17 kg
18.50 kg
15 kg
16.5 kg

Validate

Solution:

Let the cost of 15 kg flour = Rs 100
Now, the price falls by 15%, i.e.,
So, the new price = Rs 85
Then, quantity of flour bought for Rs 85 = 15 kg
So, the quantity of flour bought for Rs

1= 15/85

kg
∴ Quantity of flour bought for Rs 100 =

15/85 × 100 =17.65

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