Mathematics · Percentage
Arun and Devika bought an item each at identical prices. Arun marked his item at p% above his purchase price and then offered a discount of q% on the marked price. Devika claimed to offer her item for sale at y% below her purchase price but then added z% of the reduced offer price as handling charges. Eventually, both sold their items at the same nominal price. Which one of the following is correct in respect of the question and the statements given below? Statement 1: The values of p, q, y and z are respectively given as 25, 8, 20 and 43.75 Statement 2: The values of p, q, y and z are respectively given as 35, 20, 10 and 20
- 1Only Statement 2 is feasible.
- 2Both Statements are feasible.✓
- 3Neither of the two statements is feasible.
- 4Only Statement 1 is feasible.
Correct answer
Both Statements are feasible.
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