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A monthly return railway ticket costs 25 percent more than a single ticket. A week’s extension can be had for the former by paying 5 percent of the monthly ticket’s cost. If the money paid for the monthly (with extension) is Rs. 84, the price of single ticket is

 

(a)

Rs. 48

(b)

Rs. 64

(c)

Rs. 72

(d)

Rs. 80



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A monthly return railway ticket costs 25 percent more than a single ticket. A week’s extension can be had for the former by paying 5 percent of the monthly ticket’s cost. If the money paid for the monthly (with extension) is Rs. 84, the price of single ticket is

 

(a)

Rs. 48

(b)

Rs. 64

(c)

Rs. 72

(d)

Rs. 80

1 Answer
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Answer Key / Explanation : (b) -

Let the cost of single ticket be Rs. Then, cost of monthly return ticket

= 125% of Rs.  Rs.

Cost of monthly return ticket with extension = 105% of Rs.  

=

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