Question 10 (Nov. 14th)

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Question 10 (Nov. 14th)

by bacali » Fri Nov 14, 2008 1:57 pm
Q34:
A certain company that sells only cars and trucks reported that revenues from car sales in 1997 were down 11 percent from 1996 and revenues from truck sales in 1997 were up 7 percent from 1996. If total revenues from car sales and truck sales in 1997 were up 1 percent from 1996, what is the ratio of revenue from car sales in 1996 to revenue from truck sales in 1996?


A. 1 : 2
B. 4 : 5
C. 1 : 1
D. 3 : 2
E. 5 : 3


OA: A
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by cramya » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:44 pm
Thsi question has been posted before.

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by vittalgmat » Fri Nov 14, 2008 2:55 pm
C revenue dropped by 11% ie if it was $100 in 1996, it became $89.
Similarly for trucks, which became $107.
Putting this in an equation
89c + 107t = 101(c+t) ; coz total revenue from sales was up 1%.

89c- 101c = 101t - 107t
=> 12c = 6t.

So c/t = 6/12 = 1/2 ie. 1:2
So ans is A

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