Wednesday, 3 December 2014

A bargain in Guavas



               Recently I bought some guavas at New Market for Rs. 1.20. But they were so small that I made the vendor thrown in two extra guavas for the same price.

             As I began to walk away the vendor mumbled that this transaction had made him lose 10 paise a dozen less than the price settle before.

           How many guavas did I get for my Rs. 1.20?

Answer:     First I was offered 16 guavas for Rs. 1.20. That would have been at the rate of 90 paise a dozen. The two extra guavas gave me18 for Rs. 1.20, which is at the rate of eighty paise a dozen, which amounts to en paise a dozen less than the original price settled.

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