Question

23.5 % of 48600 + 46.5 % of 22500 = ____

• A. 21883.5
• B. 22855.5
• C. 30095.5
• D. 19775.5

Hint:

Loss percentage is calculated on cost price, not selling price.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

This one is a straightforward two-step percentage calculation, so it helps to work out each part separately before adding them together. First, 23.5% of 48,600: multiplying gives \(0.235 \times 48600 = 11421\).
Next, 46.5% of 22,500: multiplying gives \(0.465 \times 22500 = 10462.5\).
Adding the two results together, \(11421 + 10462.5 = 21883.5\), which lands exactly on option 1, and it's worth double-checking each multiplication separately since a small arithmetic slip in either term would shift the final total noticeably.