Subject

    Quantitative Aptitude

    Topic

    Solution

    A watch was sold at 15% loss. If the selling price was Tk. 8 more, then the seller could have made a profit of 10%. What was the purchese price of what watch?

    ক)
    45
    খ)
    32
    গ)
    36
    ঘ)
    30

    Explanation

    Let purchase price of the watch be= x Then, at 15% loss, the selling price is= (1- 0.15)x = 0.85x And, at 10% profit, the selling price is= (1+0.10)x = 1.10x Difference between two selling price = 110x - 85x = 0.25x A/Q, 0.25x = 8 or, x = 8/0.25 = 32

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