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Purana and Naya are two brands of kitchen mixer- grinders available in the local market. Purana is an old brand that was introduced in 1990, while Naya was introduced in 1997. For both these brands, 20% of the mixer-grinders bought in a particular year are disposed off as junk exactly two years later. It is known that 10 Purana mixer-grinders were disposed off in 1997. The following figures show the number of Purana and Naya mixer-grinders in operation from 1995 to 2000, as at the end of the year.

CAT/2004

Question . 75

How many Naya mixer-grinders were disposed off by the end of 2000?

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Explanatory Answer

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(b) No. of Naya mixer grinders disposed off in 1999 = 0.2 × 30 = 6

No. of Naya mixer grinders disposed off in 2000 = 0.2 × (80 – 30) = 10

∴ Total naya mixer grinders disposed = 6 + 10 = 16