8th Class Mathematics Related to Competitive Exam Question Bank Arithmetic

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    DIRECTION: Following questions consist of two statements, one labelled as the ?Assertion (A)? and the other as ?Reason (R)?. You are to examine these two statement carefully and select the answer to these items using the code given below. Assertion (A): An article is sold at Rs.1425 at a loss of 5%. Its C.P is Rs.1500. Reason (R): If the shopkeeper has to make a 10% profit in question given in statement 1 then the S.P should be Rs.6150.

    A) Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A:

    B) Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

    C) A is true but R is false

    D) A is false but R is true.

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Assertion: SP = Rs. 1425, loss =5% \[\frac{PTR}{100}=Rs.1920\] Reason: Profit \[=10%\] \[S.P.=\frac{1500\times 110}{100}=Rs.\,650\] Reason is false.


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