CAT 2017 Question Paper | Quants Slot 2

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Question 5 : Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are defective, while 20% of the rest are sold in the domestic market. If the remaining 8840 shirts are left for export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory is

1. 13600
2. 13000
3. 13400
4. 14000

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Explanatory Answer

Method of solving this CAT Question from Percentages

Given that in a shirt factory , 15% of the shirts produced are defective so 85% are non defective.
From this remaining 85% non defective shirts, 20% are sold in domestic market and the remaining 80% are left for export which is equal to 8840 shirts i.e. 80% of 85% of x = 8840
⟹ \\frac{4}{5}) × \\frac{17}{20})x = 8840
⟹ x = 13000
The number of shirts produced in the factory is 13000

The question is "Out of the shirts produced in a factory, 15% are defective, while 20% of the rest are sold in the domestic market. If the remaining 8840 shirts are left for export, then the number of shirts produced in the factory is"

Hence, the answer is 13000

Choice B is the correct answer