Question

The ratio of the number of English books to Hindi books in a library shelf is 8:5. If 120 Hindi books are written by Pradeep, which constitutes 24% of the Hindi books, then find the difference between the number of English books and Hindi books in the shelf.

A 200 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 180 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 300 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 200 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
E 375 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Number of Hindi books = 120/0.24 = 500 Number of English books = 500 × (8/5) = 800 Required difference = 800 – 500 = 300

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