SSC CGL 12 Aug 2017 Shift 1 Paper

Question : 57 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

Due to increase of

33.33 \%

in the price of apples, a customer can purchase 4 apples less for ₹ 16 What is the original price (in paise) of an apple?

Solution:

(1) Let the original price of an apple

=x

According to the question,

{16}/{x}- 16 ×{ 100}/{133.33 x}=4

⇒

{2133.28-1600}/{133.33 x}=4

⇒

x=\ {533.38}/{133.33×4}

⇒

x=0.99 × 100

∴

x=100

paise

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