IIFT 2018 Question Paper | Quants

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Question 12 : Garima had only Rs. 200. Rs. 500 and Rs. 2000 notes in her wallet. She goes to Shoppers Stop. purchases some dresses and gives half of her Rs. 2000 notes & in turn receives the same number of Rs. 200 notes. She then goes to a restaurant and gives all her Rs. 500 notes and receives thirty Rs. 2000 notes, which increases the number of Rs. 2000 notes she had by 75%. Now if she has fifty Rs. 200 notes. What was the original number of Rs. 2000 and Rs. 200 notes she had at the start?

1. 60, 10
2. 60, 15
3. 80, 10
4. 80, 15

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Explanatory Answer

Let the number of notes be denoted by x, y and z

	200	500	1000
Initially	x	y	z
After SS	x + z/2	y	z/2
After R	x + z/2	0	z/2 + 30

 z/2 x 175/100 = z/2 + 30
= > z =80
x +z/2 =50
= > x =10

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The answer is '80, 10'

Choice C is the correct answer.