Harry bought 12 bananas for ₹ 48. His friend Ron wants to buy 8 bananas at a cheaper deal. How much should Ron spend to buy 8 bananas?

₹ 56

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₹ 32

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₹ 24

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Solution

The correct option is C ₹ 24
Price to Quantity ratio of bananas bought by Harry = 48 : 12 = 4 : 1.
Thus, Harry had to pay ₹ 4 to buy one banana.
Price to Quantity ratio of bananas bought by Ron =
(a) 56 : 8 = 7 : 1
Ron has to pay ₹ 7 to buy one banana.
(b) 32 : 8 = 4 : 1
Ron has to pay ₹ 4 to buy one banana.
(c) 24 : 8 = 3 : 1
Ron has to pay ₹ 3 to buy one banana.
(d) 40 : 8 = 5 : 1
Ron has to pay ₹ 5 to buy one banana.
The cheapest deal among the following option is to buy 8 bananas for ₹ 24

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