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SSC Sample Paper SSC (Group-C) Sample Test Paper-8

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    To attract more visitors, Zoo authority announces 20% discount on every ticket which costs 25 paise. For this reason, sale of ticket increases by 28%. Find the percentage of increase in the number of visitors.

    A)  40%               

    B)  50%

    C)  60%   

    D)       No change

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

     Original number of visitors =100 Total revenue \[=100\times 25=2500\]paise \[=Rs.25\] Case II, Cost of each tickets \[=\frac{25\times 80}{100}=20\]paise = \[\operatorname{Re}.\,0.2\] Total revenue \[=\frac{25\times 128}{100}=Rs.32\] If the number of visitors be x, then \[x\times 0.2=32\]             \[\Rightarrow \]            s\[x=\frac{32}{0.2}=\frac{320}{2}=160\] \[\therefore \]  Required percentage = 60%


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