Quantitative aptitude 6

The original price of an article was reduced by 25 percent. During a special sale the new price was decreased by 10 percent. By approximately what percent would the price now have to be increased in order to restore the price of the article to its original amount?

A) 32.5 % B) 35 % C) 48 % D) 65 % E) 67.5 %

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  • Manish Goyal
    Manish Goyal

    @manish-r2Hoep • Sep 9, 2010

    32.5%
    is the answer correct?

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  • deepak.saini18
    deepak.saini18

    @deepaksaini18-XAgoXk • Sep 10, 2010

    MONAThe original price of an article was reduced by 25 percent. During a special sale the new price was decreased by 10 percent. By approximately what percent would the price now have to be increased in order to restore the price of the article to its original amount?

    A) 32.5 % B) 35 % C) 48 % D) 65 % E) 67.5 %



    Hey MONA I think the answer is c i.e 48%
    Correct me if I'm wrong

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  • CIVILPRINCESS
    CIVILPRINCESS

    @civilprincess-308hDv • Sep 10, 2010

    i think it is 48

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  • Tejashree Katdare
    Tejashree Katdare

    @tejashree-neQ3Bn • Sep 10, 2010

    The answer is c

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  • mathbyvemuri
    mathbyvemuri

    @mathbyvemuri-ipvdTv • May 3, 2012

    consider 100 as the original price.
    reduced by 25% => new price = 100-25 = 75
    further reduced by 10% => final price = 75 - (10% of 75) = 75-7.5 = 67.5
    now raising 67.5 to the original price 100, we need 100-67.5 up over 67.5
    => 32.5/67.5
    approximation: double of 32.5 is 65, which is slight less than the denominator 67 here.
    so the answer is little less than 50%. Nearest option is "C"

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