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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.

Options

A

15:4

B

4:15

C

4:11

D

11:15

E

16:9

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Correct Answer :

Option A

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 M and on Tuesday be T.
Since Tuesday's sales are 50% more than Monday's sales, we have:

T=1.5M

The sum of the dot pens sold on all four days is:

25+M+T+100=250

Simplifying the equation:

M+T=250-125

M+T=125

Substitute T=1.5M into the equation:

M+1.5M=125

2.5M=125

M=1252.5=50

Now, we can find the number of dot pens sold on Tuesday (T):

T=1.5×50=75

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:
Gel pens sold=Dot pens sold×(1-Y100)

Summing this over all four days gives:

Total gel pens=Total dot pens×(1-Y100)

Substitute the total values into the equation:

50=250×(1-Y100)

1-Y100=50250=15

So, the number of gel pens sold on any day is 15 (or 20%) of the dot pens sold on that day.

Now, let's find the number of gel pens sold on Wednesday:

Gel pens on Wednesday=15×Dot pens on Wednesday

Gel pens on Wednesday=15×100=20

Finally, we find the ratio of dot pens sold on Tuesday to gel pens sold on Wednesday:

Ratio=Dot pens on TuesdayGel pens on Wednesday=7520

Simplifying the fraction by dividing both numerator and denominator by 5:

Ratio=154

Thus, the ratio is 15:4.

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