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XAT 2024 — QA & DI Question 16

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Read the following scenario and answer the TWO questions that follow.

Aman has come to the market with Rs. 100. If he buys 5 kilograms of cabbage and 4 kilograms of potato, he will have Rs. 20 left; or else, if he buys 4 kilograms of cabbage and 5 kilograms of onion, he will have Rs. 7 left. The per kilogram prices of cabbage, onion and potato are positive integers (in rupees), and any type of these vegetables can only be purchased in positive integer kilogram, or none at all.

Aman decides to buy only onion, in whatever maximum quantity possible (in positive integer kilogram), with the money he has come to the market with.

How much money will he be left with after the purchase?

Answer & solution

  • A

    Rs. 12

  • B

    Rs. 9

  • C

    Rs. 7

  • D

    Rs. 5

  • Re. 1

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