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    Question

    Priya sold 35% of her books. She then found that she had 40

    fewer books than 75% of what she originally owned. How many books did Priya sell?
    A 166 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 145 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 152 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 140 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E None of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ,

    Let the total number of books Priya had be ‘x’

    According to the question,

    0.65x = 0.75x – 40

    Or, x = 40 / 0.10 = 400

    Therefore, number of books sold by Priya = 0.35x = 140

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