A cloth merchant has announced 25% rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. 40 then how many metres of cloth costing Rs. 32 per metre he should purchase = ?
A. 6m
B. 5m
C. 10m
D. 7m
Answer: Option B
Solution(By Examveda Team)
Let x metre of cloth will be purchased.According to the question,
$$\eqalign{ & x \times 32 \times \frac{{25}}{{100}} = 40 \cr & x \times 8 = 40 \cr & \therefore x = 5\,m \cr} $$
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