CAT 1995 — QA Question 9
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A person who has a certain amount with him goes to market. He can buy 50 oranges or 40 mangoes. He retains 10% of the amount for taxi fares and buys 20 mangoes and of the balance he purchases oranges. Number of oranges he can purchase is
Answer & solution
Correct answer: 20
- A
36
- B
40
- C
15
20
Solution
Let us assume that the person has Rs.100.
With this, he can buy 50 oranges or 40 mangoes.
In other words, the price of an orange is Rs.2 and that of a mango is Rs.2.50.
If he decides to keep 10% of his money for taxi fare, he would be left with Rs.90.
Now if he buys 20 mangoes, he would spend Rs.50 and will be left with Rs.40.
Thus, he can buy 20 oranges.