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Question : 52
Total: 76
In May, John bought the same amount of rice and the same amount of wheat as he had bought in April, but spent
₹
150
more due to price increase of rice and wheat by
20
%
and
12
%
, respectively. If John had spent
₹
450
on rice in April, then how much did he spend on wheat in May?
₹
580
₹
570
₹
560
₹
590
Validate
Solution:
Amount spent on rice in May
=
450
×
1.2
=
?
540
.
If the amount spent on wheat in April is
w
, then in May it would be
1.12
w
.
Given,
(
1.12
w
+
540
)
−
(
w
+
450
)
=
150
⇒
12
w
=
60
⇒
w
=
500
∴
The amount spent on wheat in May
=
1.12
w i.e.,
?
560
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