Percentage Practice Test 7 with solutions

Question : 39 of 40

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A reduction in 25% of the price of an egg, enables Shira to buy 20 eggs more for Rs 85. Find the reduced price of the egg.

Solution:

Let the price of an egg be Rs x.
∴ New price = 75% of x

=75/100x

According to the question,

{85×4}/{3x}-85/x=20

85/{3x}=80

x=85/{80×3}=0.35

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