Question

2.
The price of a trouser is more than that of a t-shirt by 60%. By what percent is the t-shirt's
price less than that of the trouser?
(1) 60%
(2) 62.5%
(3) 40%
(4) 37.5%
(5) 35%
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Answer 1

Answer:

Rs 55

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the price of the shirt and trouser be Rs. x.

As per the statement, " If the trouser had cost rupees twenty less and the shirt Rs. 15 more, the price of the trouser would have only half that of the shirt " => x−20=

2

x+15

=>2x−40=x+15

x=55

Cost of the shirt =Rs55.