Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
John buys everyday 4% tomatoes, 6% cucumbers, 50% apples, 20% radishes, 15% lemons and 5% oranges. If the quantity of tomatoes bought yesterday is 7% more than the quantity of radishes bought the day before yesterday, which is 3% less than the quantity of cucumbers bought today, which is 5 kilograms, what is the quantity of apples bought by John yesterday?
Will appreciate it if u post your answers and working steps here. Thanks.
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
D ratio U supplied represents an everyday purchase ratio, Assuming today to be Tuesday, so we have Tuesdays purchase to be
T-0.04
C-0.06
A-0.50
R-0.20
L-0.15
O-0.05
All in %, sums up to 100%
Given relationships are:
1. T(Monday)= 1.07R(Sunday) 7% more Remember We assumed Today to be Tuesday, thus yesterday will be Monday, the day before being Sunday
2. R(Sunday)= 0.97C(Tuesday) 3% less
3. C(Tuesday)= 5kg
Find:
I) A(Monday)
Substitute C(Tuesday)= 5kg into the 2nd relationship i.e R(Sunday)= 0.97C(Tuesday)
therefore
R(Sunday)= 0.97(5kg)
R(Sunday)= 4.85kg
Solve for T(Monday) by substituting R(Sunday)=4.85kg into the 1st Relationship i.e T(Monday)= 1.07R(Sunday)
thus
T(Monday)= 1.07(4.85kg)
T(Monday)= 5.1895kg
We now have at least one concrete value for the quantity of Tomatoes bought for Yesterday(Monday), we can now use the ratio of daily purchase to find the quantity of any other item bought yesterday, in this case the Apples
Recall that:
T- 0.04% (4/100)
A- 0.50% (50/100)
to get the total quantity (X) of items bought yesterday would be;
4X/100 = 5.1895kg
cross-multiplying;
4X = 518.95kg
Solving for X (Making it the subject of the formular by dividing both sides by 4)
X = 129.74kg
Apple is 50% of X, thus
A= 0.5(129.74)
A= 64.87kg
The above is the quantity of Apples bought by John yesterday.
I took time to illustrate it all, in a normal test condition most of these steps can be solved visually, and everything taken care of under a minute, best of luck bro, keep preparing, the day of reward is sure coming, and our God who sees in the secret will reward U in the open
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
Triple C,
You're right. The key to solving such in a test is doing a visual. But then, you need to understand these steps to be able to do the visual check. Great way to go.
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
@Triple-C,
Mehn, you are a genius!!! Thanks.
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
@HigherHeights...U are right on point bro, one has to understand the steps and proceedures b4 raising the bar
@pein...brother no flatter me oh! Na God dey help each and every one of Us, especially me oh!
U're welcome man
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
The q is for ppl who can think.
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
Here’s an alternative presentation
Let T, R & C represent Tomatoes, Radishes and Cucumbers respectively
Quant of C (today)=5kg
Quant of R (day before yesterday) is 3% less quant of C above = 0.97×5 = 4.85kg
Quant of T (yesterday) is 7% greater than quant of R above = 1.07×4.85 = 5.19kg
Ratio of tomatoes to apples for ANY given day is 4:50 or alternatively 1:25, wch means for every kg of tomatoes purchased, jhn also bought 12.5kg of apples.
So if john bought 5.19kg of Tomatoes yesterday, he also bought (5.19×12.5)kg of apples = 64.875kg
The key is having a very clear understanding of what is requested of you, and quickly isolating relevant information (in the right order).
Hope this helps too
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
no wonder u are called brainbox...guy U much oh!
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
Another genius in the house. Thanks Brainbox
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
pein...ur welcm bro,
triple-C..na u be bad guyz
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
@BrainBox...U wan shift the spotlight abi...lol, U don ever see where mechanical approach beat electrical? e no dey happen, b4 na cable, cable and more cables dey run our cars,but as brainbox come...LIFE BECAME AS EASY AS A B C.
brother finally, after U na still U!!! I gbadu d much guyz!!!
Re: Can someone try and solve this SHL question for me please
lol, ure realy funny dude...dts cool tho. May The Good Lord crown our efforts wiv success