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A person bought a certain quantity of rice at the rate of Rs. 150/quintal. 10% of the rice was spoiled. At what rate(per quintal) should he sell the remaining rice to earn 20% profit.

A. Rs. 180

B. Rs. 200

C. Rs. 210

D. Rs. 220

Answer: Option B

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Suppose he buy 1 quintal of Rice in Rs.150.
10% is spoiled so he now have to sell of 90 kg remaining).
But he has to make a profit of 20%,so he will sell
90kg for Rs. 180
This means his selling price is Rs. 200 per quintal.

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Comments ( 2 )

  1. Anmol Spal
    Anmol Spal :
    6 years ago

    @ Maninder Saini:-

    Remaining Rice = 90 kg
    Profit %= 20%
    CP = ₹150

    SP = (100+20)/90 * 150 = ₹200

  2. Maninder Saini
    Maninder Saini :
    7 years ago

    200 kitho ayea?

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