Directions : Read the following table carefully and answer the questions given…
IBPS · 2022
Directions : Read the following table carefully and answer the questions given below.
Two shops X & Y sell two (R & T) different articles and each article is marked up and then sold after giving a certain discount. Table shows the cost price, marked price and relation between ‘a’ & ‘b’ variables for both shops and the discount given by them at different times.
Note: Relationship between ‘a’ & ‘b’ variable for both shops are different.
Articles | Cost price (Rs.) | Marked price (Rs.) |
|---|---|---|
R | 5000 + a | 12b |
T | 8000 + a | 25b |
Shops | Relation between a & b |
|---|---|
X | a = 3b |
Y | 3a = 10b |
Timing | Discount offered by both shops (Rs.) |
|---|---|
1:30 pm | a/5 |
2:30 pm | b/5 |
3:30 pm | (a+b)/5 |
The profit percentage earned by shop X on selling article R at 1:30 pm is 42.5%. Find the profit percentage by the same shop on selling the article T at 2:30 pm.
- A.
125.45%
- B.
110.50%
- C.
92.33%
- D.
87.50%
- E.
115.25%
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Correct answer: A