Read the information and answer the following questions.
A shop sells two types of pens dot and gel in four given days. Sunday: Total number of dot pens sold is 25. Monday: dot pens sold are X% more than that on Sunday. Tuesday: dot pen sold are 50% more than that on Monday. Wednesday: total dot pens sold 100. Total number of dot pens sold in all four days are 250 and total number of gel pens sold on these four days are Y% less than dot pens sold on each day. Total gel pens are 50.
Find the ratio of dot pens sold on Tuesday to gel pen sold on Wednesday.
Correct Answer :
15:4
Solution :
The correct option is 15:4.
Let us find the number of dot pens sold on each of the four days: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday.
We are given:
- Sunday dot pens = 25
- Wednesday dot pens = 100
- Total dot pens sold in all four days = 250
Let the number of dot pens sold on Monday be and on Tuesday be .
Since Tuesday's sales are 50% more than Monday's sales, we have:
The sum of the dot pens sold on all four days is:
Simplifying the equation:
Substitute into the equation:
Now, we can find the number of dot pens sold on Tuesday ():
Next, we analyze the gel pens. We are given:
- Total gel pens sold on these four days = 50
- The number of gel pens sold on each day is Y% less than the dot pens sold on that day.
This means for any day:
Summing this over all four days gives:
Substitute the total values into the equation:
So, the number of gel pens sold on any day is (or 20%) of the dot pens sold on that day.
Now, let's find the number of gel pens sold on Wednesday:
Finally, we find the ratio of dot pens sold on Tuesday to gel pens sold on Wednesday:
Simplifying the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by 5:
Thus, the ratio is 15:4.
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