Question

A cloth merchant has announced $25\%$ rebate in prices. If one needs to have a rebate of Rs. $40$, then how many shirts each costing Rs. $32$ should he purchase?

• A. $6$
• B. $5$
• C. $10$
• D. $7$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $5$

Rebate needed = $Rs.40$

$25\%\text{of the amount he bought}=40$

Let us assume that the merchant bought shirts for $Rs.x$

$25\%\times x=40$

$0.25x=40$

$x=\text{Rs.}160$

No. of shirts he need to buys is $=\frac{160}{32}$$=5$