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 value of X.
Correct Answer :
100
Solution :
The correct answer/option is 100.
To find the value of , we can set up an equation using the information given about the number of dot pens sold on each day.
Let's represent the number of dot pens sold on each day:
- Sunday:
- Monday: % more than Sunday, which is:
- Tuesday: 50% more than Monday, which is:
- Wednesday:
The total number of dot pens sold over these four days is given as 250. Therefore, we can write the equation:
Substituting the expressions for each day:
Combine the constant terms and the terms containing :
Subtract 125 from both sides:
Divide both sides by 62.5:
Subtract 1 from both sides:
Multiply by 100:
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