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One dozen pairs of gloves quoted at ₹ 120 are sold at a discount of 20%. Find how many pairs of gloves…

Twelve pairs marked at Rs 120 sell after a 20 per cent discount for \(120\times0.8 = 96\). So one pair costs \(96/12 = 8\) rupees. With Rs 16 one can therefore buy 2 pairs.

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One dozen pairs of gloves quoted at ₹ 120 are sold at a discount of 20%. Find how many pairs of gloves can be bought for ₹ 16 ?

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Twelve pairs marked at Rs 120 sell after a 20 per cent discount for 120×0.8=96120\times0.8 = 96. So one pair costs 96/12=896/12 = 8 rupees. With Rs 16 one can therefore buy 2 pairs.

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