Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 89

A man bought two TV sets for Rs. 47,908. By selling one TV at 7% profit and the other at 11% loss, he did not make any profit or loss in the entire transaction. The cost price of each TV is: A. ₹ 18,821, ₹ 29,187 B. ₹ 18630.88, ₹ 29277.11 C. ₹ 18,821, ₹ 29,887 D. ₹ 18,781, ₹ 29,837

  1. C

  2. D

  3. A

  4. B

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Answer: (D) B

Explanation

Let the TV sold at 7% profit cost x. No overall gain means 0.07x = 0.11(47908 − x), so 0.18x = 5269.88 and x ≈ 29,277.11; the other costs ≈ 18,630.88.