We can say that Let the original CP of the article be Rs.'100a' Therefore, SP of article = Rs.'140a' Therefore, profit earned = 140a - 100a = Rs.'40a' New profit earned = 4 × 40a = Rs. 160a According to the question, 100a × (100a/100) = 160a Or, a = 1.6 Therefore, actual cost price of the article = 100a = 100 × 1.6 = Rs. 160
Despite of his hard work (1)/, he couldn't secure a place (2)/ in the national team (3)/ due to fierce competition. (4)/ No error (5)
In the following questions, the first and the last parts of the sentence are numbered 1 and 6. The rest of the sentence is split into four parts named,...
Which sentence should come fifth in the paragraph?
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. She had never seen the like of it before.
...Which should be the third sentence after rearrangement?
1. During the science
P. lab, the students
Q. was gooey enough
R. to stick to the
S. created a glutinous mixture that
6. walls when thrown.
Given below are four sentences in jumbled order. Pick the option that gives their correct order.
A. But Mr. Oliver did not feel nervous at all.
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the right order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
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Directions: In the questions given below, a paragraph has been broken down into four sentences labeled (A), (B), (C) and (D) and arranged, not necessar...
Given below are a few sentences in which four words are emboldened each. The words may or may not be in their correct position. Rearrange the words if ...