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    Question

    The proportion of books sold by Sita on Monday to those

    on Tuesday stands at 8:5. Sita's book sales on Wednesday exceed Tuesday's by 34, while Thursday's sales are 16 less than Monday's. If the ratio of books sold on Wednesday to those on Thursday is 61:80, then calculate the quantity of books sold on Monday.
    A 627 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 852 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 400 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 336 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E none of these Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    ATQ, Let, number of books sold by Sita on Monday and Tuesday be тАШ8xтАЩ and тАШ5xтАЩ, respectively. So, (5x + 34)/(8x тАУ 16) = 61/80 400x + 2720 = 488x тАУ 976 88x = 3696 x = 42 Number of books sold on Monday = 8 ├Ч 42 = 336

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