Comprehension
Read the following scenario and answer the question.
Aman has come to the market with Rs. 100. If he buys 5 kilograms of cabbage and 4 kilograms of potato, he will have Rs. 20 left; or else, if he buys 4 kilograms of cabbage and 5 kilograms of onion, he will have Rs. 7 left. The per kilogram prices of cabbage, onion and potato are positive integers (in rupees), and any type of these vegetables can only be purchased in positive integer kilogram, or none at all.
Question: 1

Aman decides to buy only onion, in whatever maximum quantity possible (in positive integer kilogram), with the money he has come to the market with.
How much money will he be left with after the purchase?

Updated On: Nov 26, 2025
  • Rs. 12
  • Rs. 9
  • Rs. 7
  • Rs. 5
  • Rs. 1
Question: 2

Aman decides to buy only onion and potato, both in positive integer kilogram, in such a way that the money left with him after the purchase will be insufficient to buy a full kilogram of either of the two vegetables.
If all such permissible combinations of purchases are equally likely, what is the probability that Aman buys more onion than potato?

Updated On: Nov 26, 2025
  • 3/10
  • 5/6
  • 2/9
  • 7/20
  • 45392

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