Waec Model Questions Vol6 2024 Mathematics Question 6

Practice objective / multiple choice question 6 from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol6 Mathematics examination.

Waec Model Questions Vol6 2024 Mathematics Objective / Multiple Choice Medium Difficulty
Question 6 WAEC_MODEL_QUESTIONS_VOL6 • 2024 • MATHEMATICS • objective

A shop sells two types of pens. Let the original price of pen A be a naira and pen B be b naira. The shop sold x pens of type A and y pens of type B. It is known that the number of type A pens sold is twice the number of type B pens and the total number of pens sold is 120. After increasing the price of pen A by 20% and decreasing the price of pen B by 10%, the revenue from selling the same quantities increased by 15%. Find the ratio a : b.

Answer Options

A. 6:1
B. 3:5
C. 4:3
Correct Answer D. 5:2
Correct Answer
D
Correct Option:
5:2

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This is Waec Model Questions Vol6 2024 Mathematics Question 6. It is one of the objective questions from the 2024 Waec Model Questions Vol6 Mathematics examination.

Difficulty level: Medium .

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