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    Question

    Sonia goes to a clothing store with a certain amount of

    money. She can buy 90 shirts or 30 trousers with the money she has. However, she decides to save 25% of the amount for a party and buys 12 trousers and some shirts. Determine the percentage of shirts she can now purchase out of the initial number of shirts she could have bought.
    A 40% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 60% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 35% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 45% Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ Let the amount of money with Sonia be Rs. '180a' So, the price of 1 shirt = (180/90) = Rs. '2a' Also, the price of 1 trouser = (180/30) = Rs. '6a' ATQ; Amount retained for the party = 0.25 X 180a = Rs. '45a' Price of 12 trousers = 12 X 6a = Rs. '72a' Remaining amount = 180a - 45a - 72a = Rs. '63a' So, number of shirts she can purchase now = (63a/2a) = 31.5 Therefore, required percent = (31.5/90) X 100 = 35%

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